[RPM] Learning the system

johndallman · 12-12-2019, 04:36 PM

I'm trying to figure out how to do something like D&D Clairvoyance: designate a position, and be able to see as if from there. I thought I had found a way to do it with just Crossroads, but I can't find it the rule now, and I may well have been mistaken.

So I looked at Magic and the Magic to RPM conversion, and that gives me some examples, but I don't quite follow the logic:

Wizard Eye: Lesser Control Matter (5) + Lesser Create Crossroads (6) + Lesser Create Matter (6) + Lesser Sense Crossroads (2) + Duration, 10 minutes (1) + Speed, 10 yds/second (4).*24 energy (24×1)

The calculation is perfectly clear. Create Matter is clearly for the eye itself, and Control Matter for moving it around.

However, I don't see what part Crossroads is playing here, because Crossroads seems to be all about gates and weak spots, from the description on p. 9 of Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic. Can anyone explain a bit?

Thanks in advance.

12-12-2019, 04:36 PM	#12
johndallman Night Watchman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK	How to do Clairvoyance? I'm trying to figure out how to do something like D&D Clairvoyance: designate a position, and be able to see as if from there. I thought I had found a way to do it with just Crossroads, but I can't find it the rule now, and I may well have been mistaken. So I looked at *Magic* and the Magic to RPM conversion, and that gives me some examples, but I don't quite follow the logic: Wizard Eye: Lesser Control Matter (5) + Lesser Create Crossroads (6) + Lesser Create Matter (6) + Lesser Sense Crossroads (2) + Duration, 10 minutes (1) + Speed, 10 yds/second (4).24 energy (24×1) The calculation is perfectly clear. Create Matter is clearly for the eye itself, and Control Matter for moving it around. However, I don't see what part Crossroads is playing here, because Crossroads seems to be all about gates and weak spots, from the description on p. 9 of Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic*. Can anyone explain a bit? Thanks in advance. __________________ The Path of Cunning. Indexes: DFRPG Characters, Advantage of the Week, Disadvantage of the Week, Skill of the Week, Techniques.