RPM and Threshold Magic

[Finalsora811]

Originally Posted by Sunrunners_Fire

RPM using Threshold rather than Energy? RPM using Threshold -and- Energy? Threshold using Energy Gathering Rules? Something else entirely?

[Clarification Requested]

The former. RPM using Threshold rather than Energy.

[Refplace]

YOu could also apply the Threshold enhancements to your Adept advantage instead of the default where they are applied to Magery.
So your base is 0, Ritual Adept gets a base level and recovery and the enhancements for more powerful mages.
I kind of like that, though I would apply it to yet another advantage

[Finalsora811]

Originally Posted by Wraithe

Or, I may just say "heck with it" and go Realms + Threshold.

Kinda wish RPK wasn't taking sanity-time. :)

One thing though. You say your GM is allowing "Regular System" and "Threshold". Does "Regular System" = "GURPS Magic"?

First of all, what's "Realms"? Second of all, what's RPK? And third of all, yes. "Regular System" does in fact equal "GURPS Magic".

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

The former. RPM using Threshold rather than Energy.

In that case, you may need to increase the Thresh and RR. Threshold magic compares pretty evenly with normal Fatigue-based magic, in terms of energy available; you can cast bigger spells occassionally, but it takes much longer to recover from casting. RPM spells typically cost several times as much energy to achieve the same effect, made possible because Energy Gathering lets them accumulate all that, with sufficient skill. If you're getting rid of Energy Gathering, you really have to increase the other energy available, or simply reduce the cost of all rituals.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

First of all, what's "Realms"? Second of all, what's RPK? And third of all, yes. "Regular System" does in fact equal "GURPS Magic".

Type of magic classification from Thaumatology akin to the spheres from Mage: The Ascension.

RevPKitty a poster and coauthor of RPM if I'm not mistaken.

[Finalsora811]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

RevPKitty a poster and coauthor of RPM if I'm not mistaken.

Ahhhhhhhh. I should have known that. I get it now!

[Langy]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Type of magic classification from Thaumatology akin to the spheres from Mage: The Ascension.

RevPKitty a poster and coauthor of RPM if I'm not mistaken.

RPK wasn't just the 'coauthor', he was *the* author of RPM. As far as I know, nobody else worked with him to develop it.

He's also the assistant line editor for all GURPS products.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Langy

RPK wasn't just the 'coauthor', he was *the* author of RPM. As far as I know, nobody else worked with him to develop it.

He's also the assistant line editor for all GURPS products.

Maybe it was coauthor of Monster Hunters itself I read?
Then I'm glad that I suffixed my knowledge with, "if I'm not mistaken".... because I was. Yeah for avoiding definitive statements.

[Last Pawn]

An interesting option might be to use energy gathering to pay for the cost of Lesser effects and use Threshold to pay the extra cost associated with Greater effects. You might want to decrease the multipliers for Greater effects by 1 to balance this out. This gives the feel of "minor" magics being fairly safe while "major" magics carry an... interesting set of risks.

Or you could also mesh them quite well by saying that the costs of RPM are payed through Threshold style costs, but that these costs can be reduced on a one for one basis by gathering energy. Then it's all a matter of the mages picking their poison as it were.

[Wraithe]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

First of all, what's "Realms"? Second of all, what's RPK? And third of all, yes. "Regular System" does in fact equal "GURPS Magic".

Whoops, sorry, throwing acronyms around pretty fast there. I think everyone has covered the effectively, so I can skip those. :)

So. Since you do, in fact mean "GURPS Magic" i just wanted to reinforce that you should make sure that you get the ok from your GM.

Reason I bring it up is because Ritual Path Magic (Like Realms style magic) is pretty open-ended, and thus a bit (or a LOT) more work for the GM, since hypothetically, the caster can cast almost anything as a spell.

If your GM is allowing "GURPS Magic" and "GURPS Magic" + Threshold, allowing RPM is (potentially) adding a lot of complexity to their magic system.

Just worth mentioning, I figure.