[RPM] a collection of questions

[PK]

Originally Posted by A Ladder

Just from MH. I don't know if I want to get T:RPM yet.

I thought so. Everything you've been asking about is stuff that I didn't have room to expand upon in MH1. In T:RPM, every question you've asked so far has been fully covered.

How would you price Compartmentalized Mind (Gather energy for spells only) at?

Compartmentalized Mind (Limited, Ritual Path magic, -10%; No Mental Separation, -20%) [35/level].

Another question: I don't know if this is covered in T:RPM or not, how is energy reserve handled? Is it like FP where you have to expend 3 FP to get 1 energy point for a spell? How would you price Energy Reserve (Mana Pool [or whatever its called])?

Energy Reserve (Mana Reserve) costs 3 points/level and directly increases your mana reserve. In T:RPM, your mana reserve is equal to (3 x Magery) + Energy Reserve (Mana Reserve). It's rarely a good deal compared to just buying more Magery, though, but it does make more sense than Magery when you're looking to combine it with certain limitations.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by PK

Compartmentalized Mind (Limited, Ritual Path magic, -10%; No Mental Separation, -20%) [35/level].

So how would you get a Compartmentalized Mind that only works for a handful of Paths? -30% for one Path seems to harsh to me. YMMV of course.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

So how would you get a Compartmentalized Mind that only works for a handful of Paths? -30% for one Path seems to harsh to me. YMMV of course.

In my mind, "one Path" is the equivalent of psionic "one Power" -- consider 9 Paths vs. 10 psi powers. Granted, at that point, you're probably better off just raising that Path skill through the roof.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by PK

In my mind, "one Path" is the equivalent of psionic "one Power" -- consider 9 Paths vs. 10 psi powers. Granted, at that point, you're probably better off just raising that Path skill through the roof.

Hmm. Okay. I wonder if you could use Alternate Abilities to get multiple Paths?

Compartmentalized Mind (Limited, One Path , -20%; No Mental Separation, -20%) [30] + Compartmentalized Mind (Limited, One Path , -20%; No Mental Separation, -20%) [6]...but then you're better off just buying it to all Paths.