GURPS Powers and Enchanting - Page 6

Randover · 10-21-2016, 08:24 PM

I know I am hijacking this thread a little but I would be intrested in some form of metrics considering enchanting in RPG. What are the required numbers especialy can certain enchanting be mass produced?

whswhs · 10-21-2016, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Randover

I know I am hijacking this thread a little but I would be intrested in some form of metrics considering enchanting in RPG. What are the required numbers especialy can certain enchanting be mass produced?

That's a worldbuilding decision. My old supplement GURPS Thaumatology: Urban Magics has some suggestions on industrial scale enchanting methods, updated to 4/e. But whether to use them depends on what kind of world you want to run.

Flyndaran · 10-21-2016, 08:41 PM

Most settings with ubiquitous minor magic items usually have some super expensive hard to create items too. So deciding how to separate them is also very preference dependent.

starslayer · 10-21-2016, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Randover

I know I am hijacking this thread a little but I would be intrested in some form of metrics considering enchanting in RPG. What are the required numbers especialy can certain enchanting be mass produced?

If you can find or have a copy of GURPS 3e Technomancer it also had a worked example of industrial enchanting; complete with hooking it up to specialized fission powerplants that produce magical waste products and 'depleted necronium' (anti-magical metal akin to depleted uranium)

Flyndaran · 10-21-2016, 10:57 PM

The versions of that setting's style of enchantment that were published in ancillary products still resulted in tiny near useless magical items costing thousands of dollars.

10-21-2016, 08:24 PM	#51
Randover Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: GURPS Powers and Enchanting I know I am hijacking this thread a little but I would be intrested in some form of metrics considering enchanting in RPG. What are the required numbers especialy can certain enchanting be mass produced? __________________ My topic Randover's Magical setting Enchanting proposals, mana levels, magery...and other stuff for Wizards based campaing. Motto: "Why not create cash by magic? Job as any other."

10-21-2016, 08:41 PM	#53
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: GURPS Powers and Enchanting Most settings with ubiquitous minor magic items usually have some super expensive hard to create items too. So deciding how to separate them is also very preference dependent. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

10-21-2016, 10:57 PM	#55
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: GURPS Powers and Enchanting The versions of that setting's style of enchantment that were published in ancillary products still resulted in tiny near useless magical items costing thousands of dollars. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check. Last edited by Flyndaran; 10-21-2016 at 11:00 PM.

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