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[tbone]

Originally Posted by benz72

I'm inclined to dispense with the "previously living" requirement anyway; preferring to replace it with "mystically significant".

This is very sensible.

There are lots of mundane factors that make hex combat interesting for the knight and the swashbuckler. I am at a loss to think of any mystical tactical factors... and I think there ought to be in at least some settings.

This is good, too. I've been thinking for some time that a modest-length Tactical Magic book would be a great addition to the Magic or DF line. What I had in mind was mainly tips and tricks for making smart use of spells on the tactical map, but the sort of potential new power-ups for magic use that you mention would be a nice addition.

(Along those lines, I think I idly suggested something similar for druidic magic at some point. Maybe a spell that first lets the druid establish a "network" with all the surrounding living things, letting later spells act at a greater distance. As for the ideas you note about light and ley lines, those are new & interesting to me.)

[mburr0003]

Originally Posted by benz72

There are lots of mundane factors that make hex combat interesting for the knight and the swashbuckler. I am at a loss to think of any mystical tactical factors... and I think there ought to be in at least some settings.

Interesting... interesting. Consider this whole thought line yoinked.