Thoughts on Powerstones

Air: amethyst (purple) – Rare and precious in the Old World until large deposits were found in Brazil.
Earth: emerald (green)
Fire: ruby (red)
Water: sapphire (blue)
Spirit: diamond (transparent)

hal · 05-16-2024, 09:52 PM

For what it is worth, I've been trying to come up with a structure describing a powerstone via GURPS POWERS as well as the powers rules in GURPS CHARACTERS. The foundation for this is the approach that a powerstone is an energy reserve (Magic) worth a base 3 character points per power level, modified by the gadget modifiers for size, steal-ability, and DR 2 or less, for a total discount of -55%.

Any other limitations (such as a quirk) further discounts the power/item. I'll be digging into various sources such as Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal,Gem, and Metal Magic, GURPS CABAL (or GURPS THAUMATOLOGY as you might utilize) and give some structure for use with powerstones.

05-16-2024, 09:52 PM	#10
hal Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Thoughts on Powerstones For what it is worth, I've been trying to come up with a structure describing a powerstone via GURPS POWERS as well as the powers rules in GURPS CHARACTERS. The foundation for this is the approach that a powerstone is an energy reserve (Magic) worth a base 3 character points per power level, modified by the gadget modifiers for size, steal-ability, and DR 2 or less, for a total discount of -55%. Any other limitations (such as a quirk) further discounts the power/item. I'll be digging into various sources such as Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal,Gem, and Metal Magic, GURPS CABAL (or GURPS THAUMATOLOGY as you might utilize) and give some structure for use with powerstones.