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Old 06-07-2021, 05:44 PM   #21
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Here's a list from Roleplayer:
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Rolepla...neContest.html


There is also this: http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Rolepla...owerstone.html
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Old 06-07-2021, 08:20 PM   #22
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If slowed down... it doesn't add to the count, but rather slows down appropriately.
Does that change the pitch as well, or just the tempo?
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Old 06-08-2021, 08:35 AM   #23
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Does that change the pitch as well, or just the tempo?
I was thinking both, sounding like a song played at reduced speed, but just the tempo would also work, sounding like a person simply singing more slowly. Given it's magic, just the tempo may well be more appropriate (reduced pitch in slow motion is due to physics, and magic is often perfectly happy to ignore those; also, if it's simply creating sounds rather than playing a recording, it can just play more sounds rather than stretching out the recorded ones).
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Old 06-08-2021, 09:41 AM   #24
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Its too hot to touch for more than a few seconds, too cold to touch for long, or shocks you hard when you first pick it up.



All of the above being phantom magical effects that can't actually do anything useful or dangerous.
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Old 06-08-2021, 03:39 PM   #25
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Takes the form of delicious cake. Cake does not decay (i.e. bacteria, flies, etc.). Powerstone is gone if eaten.
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Old 06-08-2021, 05:34 PM   #26
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I might point out that per Classic: Magic Items 1 p 64 a "quirk" can actually be a perk: "Extremely rare, the Mana Pool is the most beneficial and coveted of Powerstone quirks."

This means that while most quirks lend themselves to limitations there are those that improve the value of the powerstone.
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Old 06-08-2021, 05:44 PM   #27
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Warps the mana contained within it, Treat spells cast using energy from it as if they were cast in a warped mana region

May only be used by a mentally calm caster. (Because I'm always trying to find a way to make Meditation practically useful)

Causes distracting pain when used proportionate to the number of point of energy being used.

Tans the skin of the user as if exposed to an hour of sunlight each time it is used.

May only be used when held in someone's left hand.

Sentient. May only be used by someone it rolls a positive reaction roll to.

Makes creature with gizzards want to swallow it if they get a chance.

Will only work for someone who has shed a bit of blood onto it.

Vibrates in a rhythm similar to that of a heart

Emits a cat-like purring noise at unpredictable intervals.
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Old 06-09-2021, 08:07 AM   #28
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  • Is a liquid instead of a solid, making it hard to transport
  • constantly leaks a sticky black staining substance
  • If used for a spell that locates something, will indicate due north
  • transforms into a chalky substance that can be easily scratched or cracked
  • must be used while standing on one leg
  • must be used while held in the mouth
  • must be used while touching the caster's foot
  • May not be used to cast a spell targeting a living creature
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Old 06-09-2021, 08:23 AM   #29
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  • Is a liquid instead of a solid, making it hard to transport
Now I picture a wizard with a small steel flask that he takes a shot from before casting a spell.
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Old 06-09-2021, 09:41 AM   #30
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The powerstone will only recharge while on or under the sea. Yes, this includes a below-sea-level basement in a building on an island. Considering how hard it is even now to build and waterproof such a thing, that's not exactly a "cheat"
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