03-17-2019, 04:20 AM | #131 |
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Re: Using The Magic Items Volumes With 4e
Incidentally, an interesting side effect of allowing powerstones to be used with enchantment is that it increases the wages for mages. Making the following assumptions:
15 point single college powerstone: $382. Prorated cost of 30 energy from 15 point stones: $3.44. Call it $3.5 for ease. Warehouse rental cost of 30 energy: $6 Guild Share: $12.5 Energy Services to restore 18 energy: $9 Total Costs: $31. We'll give $8 to the assistant (skill 15) and $11 to the primary (skill 16); multiplied by 6, total per day is $114, which is $66 to the primary, $48 to the assistant (and a total of $89 to the guild). If the enchanters know recover energy at 15, each can gain an additional $3 per day from not using as much energy energy services for a total of $120. If the enchanters don't use recovery services they can do 3/day without recover energy, 4/day with, income $28 per enchantment for total $84 or $114. |
03-17-2019, 03:40 PM | #132 |
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Re: Using The Magic Items Volumes With 4e
I can defintely see battlefield uses for Recharge Powerstone.
"The powerstones are almost out, sarge! That last attack was a bad one!" "Get those powerstones recharged, soldier! We're attacking at dawn, and if those stones aren't available we won't make it against their defenses! We can rest and they can recover afterwards!"
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03-17-2019, 06:17 PM | #133 |
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Re: Using The Magic Items Volumes With 4e
Problem is it's competing with using the same energy for other prep work.
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03-17-2019, 08:55 PM | #134 |
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Re: Using The Magic Items Volumes With 4e
Having Manastone be a prerequisite for Powerstone due to being invented first could be an interesting change, and is reasonably plausible. It would change some of the assumptions players build standard-system mage characters around, if the game is set before the spell Powerstone is invented, or before it's widely known.
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03-18-2019, 04:52 PM | #135 | |
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Depends. If it's an assault that's planned the only prep work is getting armoured up. A few points of Fatigue per soldier (using wands or whatever) that can be recovered in the hour before the assault with some chicken soup and beer isn't that much of a problem. :) For shoring up defenses, yes. All hands to the barriers, generally. Except the mages, who need all the restthey can get.
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03-18-2019, 05:00 PM | #136 |
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Re: Using The Magic Items Volumes With 4e
Things like Delay spells are likely to be a better use of energy. Also, why are enchanters (charge powerstone requires powerstone as a prereq) anywhere near the battlefield? I mean, it's not that charge powerstone is completely useless, it just seems marginal.
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03-18-2019, 06:56 PM | #137 | |
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Oh, it's marginal. No argument there. But if you've got 'em and need 'em, use 'em. I did say a use, not a good use. :D If you've got the Meta spell caster, use them instead.
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