Fireball Wristband

[Finalsora811]

I'm trying to create a wristband that has the spell "Fireball" on it. However, I wanted the spell to be 1 second cast time, take no FP on my part, not require Magery to use, and do max damage. Is there any way to do this?

[roguebfl]

The power enchantment will take care of the FP cost

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

I'm trying to create a wristband that has the spell "Fireball" on it. However, I wanted the spell to be 1 second cast time, take no FP on my part, not require Magery to use, and do max damage. Is there any way to do this?

Power to lower FP cost, Speed to reduce casting time though a 1d fireball is already 1 sec for magery 1.
The no magery bit will be harder but you could opt for Weapon Spirit or a new enchantment that lends magery to the wearer, possibly 1 college only to make it cheaper.
Weapon Spirit is the way I would go though.
This would likely be a pretty rare item. Few mages would likely be keen on granting such power to non mages. Also it would be pretty expensive to enchant.
No way to do max damage in RAW. I could see some damage boosts like +1 per die for the right materials or something.

[The Benj]

Sounds like it'll be easier to do it as a Gadget with a Burning Innate Attack. Otherwise you need a revised version of Fireball that isn't a Missile Spell.

[William]

Originally Posted by Refplace

The no magery bit will be harder but you could opt for Weapon Spirit or a new enchantment that lends magery to the wearer, possibly 1 college only to make it cheaper.

I belieeeeeve, couldbewrongdonthurtme, that Kromm has stated that once an enchantment has all the Power necessary to cast and maintain it, non-mages can reasonably have access. I don't think they can do anything fussy with the spell once it's cast -- no good trying to do this with something like an ongoing illusion -- but for "point and shoot," it should work.

OTOH, Magery 0 means you shouldn't be able to use Missile Spells at all anyway, so perhaps I'm misremembering.

[William]

Oh -- and here's the alternative from my homebrew setting.

Spell Stones are specifically said to be usable by nonmages. They're one-use, but not terribly expensive for a 1-FP spell, which can be Q&D'd. ($50/stone, plus whatever an hour's work from a couple of enchanters costs in your area. A 2-FP stone is $120 and can be Q&D'd with four enchanters. As it happens, the gem requirements are cheaper in that setting but this isn't relevant to you.)

The locals put these in lightning repeaters, which have a simple gearing system that crushes a spell stone and chambers a new one. The aiming can use Guns/TL3^ (lightning repeater) instead of Innate Attack (spell). RoF 1, RcL 0, Acc 0, attack stats as per the spell in the stone. Quirk of the Concentration maneuver, of course, says they can't be double-wielded.

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by William

Oh -- and here's the alternative from my homebrew setting.

Spell Stones are specifically said to be usable by nonmages. They're one-use, but not terribly expensive for a 1-FP spell, which can be Q&D'd. ($50/stone, plus whatever an hour's work from a couple of enchanters costs in your area. A 2-FP stone is $120 and can be Q&D'd with four enchanters. As it happens, the gem requirements are cheaper in that setting but this isn't relevant to you.)

The locals put these in lightning repeaters, which have a simple gearing system that crushes a spell stone and chambers a new one. The aiming can use Guns/TL3^ (lightning repeater) instead of Innate Attack (spell). RoF 1, RcL 0, Acc 0, attack stats as per the spell in the stone. Quirk of the Concentration maneuver, of course, says they can't be double-wielded.

I like that option. It reminds me of the Caster Gun from Outlaw Star (a very fun and very, very silly anime). I'd probably make the ammunition a little cheaper (tens of dollars rather than a hundred) to keep it a useful alternative to archers, but that's getting even further away from the RAW enchantment.

[ericbsmith]

Originally Posted by William

I belieeeeeve, couldbewrongdonthurtme, that Kromm has stated that once an enchantment has all the Power necessary to cast and maintain it, non-mages can reasonably have access. I don't think they can do anything fussy with the spell once it's cast -- no good trying to do this with something like an ongoing illusion -- but for "point and shoot," it should work.

'Usable by a Mage only' is a finicky limitation on many magic items anyway, and one which really is heavily campaign dependent. The same goes for the suggested base items for most enchantments. There's no reason to take either "rule" as absolute - either can be adjusted to fit your campaign.

One might decide that all Magic Items are usable by non-mages, or that an item can be created that's usable by non-mages for double or quadruple the cost. Similarly, one could take the rules for Powerstone casting on inappropriate items and say that non-standard items have double or quadruple the cost. This means that a Wristband of Fireball useable by non-mages might very expensive to produce, but is doable without bending the rules too much.

Originally Posted by William

OTOH, Magery 0 means you shouldn't be able to use Missile Spells at all anyway, so perhaps I'm misremembering.

Most, if not all, Missile Spells do require Magery 1 to learn. However, Magery 0 allows you to use any "Mage Only" magic items, regardless of the spell on them. In fact, this is one of the reasons to make Wands of Fireball or other similar items -- any Mage can use the Magic Item to cast the spell, whether or not he knows the prerequisite spells or has the requisite level of Magery to learn and cast the actual spell. This makes Magic Items quite useful to those with limited levels of Magery, as they can acquire items for spells they are not capable of learning and casting themselves.

In fact, if one assumes that Magery 0 is far more common than Magery 1 (a likely assumption), this makes Magic Items for such unlearned Mages an attractive proposition in many backgrounds. While an Army might not be able to field more than a handful of learned Mages (Magery 1+ with more than a few spells), it can probably find a few dozen with Magery 0 and few if any learned spells, however they can none-the-less be press into service using Magic Items to cast various spells that would normally be beyond their capabilities. For races with inborn Magery 0 this possibility becomes even more likely.

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by ericbsmith

For races with inborn Magery 0 this possibility becomes even more likely.

I'm now picturing an army of Elves with bayoneted Fire Staves...

[Finalsora811]

Ok now something a little more complicated. What about TWO wristbands that, when activated at the same time, make me have the Body of Fire meta-trait? Again, no FP cost to me, no Magery required, etc.