[Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path

ajardoor · 04-26-2024, 12:46 AM

New post on my blog, first article, on expanding upon The Dark Path from Magic Styles: Horror Magic. Tell me what you think.

https://tabletoprpg333.home.blog/202...the-dark-path/

Should be able to finish the second part soon enough. Fingers crossed.

Anders · 04-26-2024, 05:55 AM

Very nice. The memory spell has some deliciously flavorful ingredients...

Baldo · 04-26-2024, 06:34 AM

Thank you very much for this, I just *LOVED* your 'The Road to Greatness' evilbook series.

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Originally Posted by The Road to Greatness

The style is still uncommon thanks to its well-deserved bad reputation and its practitioners dying off quick

Not really used this style yet, but when/if I take this career choice I'm getting lots of Luck (Is Daredevil useful for Dark Path adepts?) and two magical perks: Critical Failure Hardiness and Critical Failure Resistence (variants of the perks in Magical Styles).

Terranaunt · 04-26-2024, 10:59 AM

You keep mentioning "RUM" and "RUM levels", but what those are?

Kromm · 04-26-2024, 11:09 AM

Glad you enjoyed my work! It's great to see somebody taking mechanical nuts and bolts, plus the bare sketch of world material, and fleshing it out.

Oh, and "RUM" is Radically Unstable Magery (GURPS Thaumatology, p. 26). It has nothing to do with sugarcane and stills.

ajardoor · 04-26-2024, 10:56 PM

Part 2 should cover example NPC stylists, then consider possible origins/secret awful truths behind the style.

Watch this space.

ajardoor · 04-28-2024, 07:34 AM

And now the second half, to finish the article.

https://tabletoprpg333.home.blog/202...k-path-part-2/

Enjoy!

mburr0003 · 05-05-2024, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ajardoor

And now the second half, to finish the article.

I enjoyed the whole thing. Consider portion yoinked for any future "dark magic" campaigns I run.

04-26-2024, 12:46 AM	#1
ajardoor Join Date: Jun 2010	[Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path New post on my blog, first article, on expanding upon The Dark Path from Magic Styles: Horror Magic. Tell me what you think. https://tabletoprpg333.home.blog/202...the-dark-path/ Should be able to finish the second part soon enough. Fingers crossed. __________________ My blog: http://tabletoprpg333.home.blog

04-26-2024, 05:55 AM	#2
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Re: [Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path Very nice. The memory spell has some deliciously flavorful ingredients... __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius Author of Winged Folk. The GURPS Discord. Drop by and say hi!

04-26-2024, 10:59 AM	#4
Terranaunt Join Date: Sep 2014	Re: [Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path You keep mentioning "RUM" and "RUM levels", but what those are?

04-26-2024, 11:09 AM	#5
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: [Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path Glad you enjoyed my work! It's great to see somebody taking mechanical nuts and bolts, plus the bare sketch of world material, and fleshing it out. Oh, and "RUM" is Radically Unstable Magery (*GURPS Thaumatology, p. 26). It has nothing to do with sugarcane and stills. __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]

04-26-2024, 10:56 PM	#6
ajardoor Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: [Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path Part 2 should cover example NPC stylists, then consider possible origins/secret awful truths behind the style. Watch this space. __________________ My blog: http://tabletoprpg333.home.blog

04-28-2024, 07:34 AM	#7
ajardoor Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: [Magic Styles] [Horror] Going Down The Dark Path And now the second half, to finish the article. https://tabletoprpg333.home.blog/202...k-path-part-2/ Enjoy! __________________ My blog: http://tabletoprpg333.home.blog