RPM and range penalties; Sorcery enchanting and different materials

[Strabo]

I really like both of the magic systems, but I have a couple of questions.

1. Does an RPM caster receive range penalties on the Quick Contest to resist the ritual?

2. GURPS Thaumatology - Sorcery lists several EP multipliers for different types of items. What would be a good multiplier for, for example, a lantern? Since it's metal and is carried in a hand, I assumed that the multiplies of "Weapon, Metal" is fitting. And what about weapons/armor/items made not out of wood or metal? For example, an orichalcum weapon would have different DR and HP than listen in "Weapon, Metal". Should I consult the gadget limitations to get a fitting multiplier for such cases?

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Strabo

I really like both of the magic systems, but I have a couple of questions.

1. Does an RPM caster receive range penalties on the Quick Contest to resist the ritual?

No, he already paid for the distance in energy.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Strabo

2. GURPS Thaumatology - Sorcery lists several EP multipliers for different types of items. What would be a good multiplier for, for example, a lantern? Since it's metal and is carried in a hand, I assumed that the multiplies of "Weapon, Metal" is fitting. And what about weapons/armor/items made not out of wood or metal? For example, an orichalcum weapon would have different DR and HP than listen in "Weapon, Metal". Should I consult the gadget limitations to get a fitting multiplier for such cases?

For non-standard items, your best bet is to use gadget limitations to come up with a fair multiple. For example, a typical metal lantern has DR 2 (-20%), is SM -5 (-10%), and can be stolen with a Contest of DX (-30%), for a net -60%, which becomes a multiplier of x0.40 (you simply subtract the limitation percentage from x1.00).

If your orichalcum weapon is completely unbreakable (which is the assumption that Dungeon Fantasy makes, for example), then you can't include the Breakable limitation at all, so DR and SM don't matter. You'd just look at Can Be Stolen (and disarming effectively equates to a Contest of DX or ST, -30%) for a multiplier of x0.70.

[Strabo]

Okay, thanks for the clarification.