Combinable Powerstones idea

Plane · 09-02-2020, 02:30 PM

Mages can normally only use one powerstone at a time.

Idea: if we borrow "Cumulative +400%" from Affliction...

80x5=400 so by spending 80 more FP and taking a -80 skill penalty. That COULD be bought off for 80 points as an Average technique (T39) rather than boosting your Powerstone skill to compensate (more expensive, 4/level = 320 character points)

For those who don't pay for the technique, another option could be to just pump in more energy, like +100% for +4, +200% for +5, etc. That'd be a LOT more energy though. Especially since Enchantment has much more limited energy contribution than other forms of Ceremonial Magic (skilled only).

I'm not sure if that would be % of base cost (20) or % of modified cost (20+80=100) though.

The idea is an Cumulative Enhanced PowerStone (CEPS) could be used with another CEPS to power a single spell: BOTH would need to have the +400% cumulative boost though, not just one of them.

I guess this could allow 3+ powerstones (there's no limit to how much Affliction: Cumulative layers) but to prevent abuse maybe there should be some kind of built-in penalty like -2 to skill per additional powerstone fueling the spell?

If +400% had a cap on how much something could accumulate then that should probably reduce it somehow. Like maybe if we applied "Limited Use" to it?

09-02-2020, 02:30 PM	#1
Plane Join Date: Aug 2018	Combinable Powerstones idea Mages can normally only use one powerstone at a time. Idea: if we borrow "Cumulative +400%" from Affliction... 80x5=400 so by spending 80 more FP and taking a -80 skill penalty. That COULD be bought off for 80 points as an Average technique (T39) rather than boosting your Powerstone skill to compensate (more expensive, 4/level = 320 character points) For those who don't pay for the technique, another option could be to just pump in more energy, like +100% for +4, +200% for +5, etc. That'd be a LOT more energy though. Especially since Enchantment has much more limited energy contribution than other forms of Ceremonial Magic (skilled only). I'm not sure if that would be % of base cost (20) or % of modified cost (20+80=100) though. The idea is an Cumulative Enhanced PowerStone (CEPS) could be used with another CEPS to power a single spell: BOTH would need to have the +400% cumulative boost though, not just one of them. I guess this could allow 3+ powerstones (there's no limit to how much Affliction: Cumulative layers) but to prevent abuse maybe there should be some kind of built-in penalty like -2 to skill per additional powerstone fueling the spell? If +400% had a cap on how much something could accumulate then that should probably reduce it somehow. Like maybe if we applied "Limited Use" to it?