[RPM] High Energy Cost spells (Example Body of Shadow)

[Nereidalbel]

Originally Posted by ronalmb

Pretty close to this. I see I have miscommunicated and made a lot of people think that I want mid-ranged casters to be capable of casting 350 energy cost spells. That is not the case. It is an issue with the cost of certain spells, such as Body of Shadow, that I am having the issue with and that I feel this spell is one that is more expensive than it need be for a common magic campaign.

Again, I am not saying "Mid range casters" should be able to cast 350 point energy spells - I am saying that Body of Shadow feels like a spell I want mid-ranged casters to be able to cast. There is a subtle difference.

Dropping the multiplier from costs and making it a penalty to the skill roll seems to be working for me pretty well during the re-pricing. I'm sure if there are any unpleasant surprises in doing this, i'll find out when i run this afternoon.

Ehh, it seems like penalty to skill makes it harder to cast than the multiplier does. How many Greater effects are actually in Body of Shadow, anyway? Ruling that one or two are only Lesser in-setting should reduce the cost to something somebody with a base skill of 15 can do, provided they buy a Grimoire from the local magic shop.