Gaining Magery

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Eric Funk

I was pondering the map for my fantasy campaign and had to decide where High mana areas* would be as they would have a strong effect on economics... (allowing anyone to cast spells in addition to double powerstone charging). (pp.B235, M6, M69)

*B235 notes some settings High mana is standard...

Also in High Mana the energy gained by the Power Enchantment is doubled. This might be the greatest effect as it makes self-powered Magic Items far more attractive.

Allowing anyone to cast spells that do not have Magery as a prereq might have less effect than might be expected as it still takes exceptional IQ to be at all good. It's a pretty restricted spell list too. ISTR maybe 40-50 spells only.

[Whitewings]

I think the best option for my purposes is extensive study, training and introspection preceding a vigil or an extended meditation; gaining levels requires repeating the process. Each level has a longer list of forbidden Disadvantages.