Mana Hoard, Places of Power, etc

[Refplace]

Ok, just read Dragons last night.
Mana Hoard looks interesting and not just for Dragons but for Kai or Spirit Guardians. So looking for some consistency, how to build it.
Thaumatolgy suggests value a wealth/250 for 1 energy pt.
Mana Hoard is wealth per 1 energy point, recovers as a powerstone.
A ER would easily get -80% for location, value and slow recharge.

Signature points could buy a powerstone but thats not a linear option so hard to price.

Any ideas?

[Gudiomen]

Can you describe more specifically what this is and what it does? I'm not sure I know what "Dragons" you're talking about...

[Diomedes]

Originally Posted by Gudiomen

Can you describe more specifically what this is and what it does? I'm not sure I know what "Dragons" you're talking about...

"Dragons" is presumably GURPS: Dragons, recently released on e23.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by Gudiomen

Can you describe more specifically what this is and what it does? I'm not sure I know what "Dragons" you're talking about...

Yep, I refered to GURPS Dragons but did not want to go into the details too much for copyright reasons.

[munin]

The Mana Hoarder advantage (Dragons, p. 89) allows you to use your hoard as a powerstone, with its energy capacity equal to the hoard's value divided by the campaign's average starting wealth. The 15-point advantage gives you an improvable powerstone (and you can use it even when you're up to 15 feet away from it). And because it's a linear relationship between energy and value, at some point (depending on the TL), you'll get more energy/$ than a regular powerstone.

Are you asking for alternative ways to build the same thing? Because that's a build right there.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by munin

The Mana Hoarder advantage (Dragons, p. 89) allows you to use your hoard as a powerstone, with its energy capacity equal to the hoard's value divided by the campaign's average starting wealth. The 15-point advantage gives you an improvable powerstone (and you can use it even when you're up to 15 feet away from it). And because it's a linear relationship between energy and value, at some point (depending on the TL), you'll get more energy/$ than a regular powerstone.

Are you asking for alternative ways to build the same thing? Because that's a build right there.

I'm looking for a consistent price and value structure.

[StevenH]

Originally Posted by munin

The Mana Hoarder advantage (Dragons, p. 89) allows you to use your hoard as a powerstone, with its energy capacity equal to the hoard's value divided by the campaign's average starting wealth. The 15-point advantage gives you an improvable powerstone (and you can use it even when you're up to 15 feet away from it). And because it's a linear relationship between energy and value, at some point (depending on the TL), you'll get more energy/$ than a regular powerstone.

Are you asking for alternative ways to build the same thing? Because that's a build right there.

Now I get this image of dragons taking over art museums....

"Who cares about gold...I want the Rembrandts, Van Goghs, and da Vincis! Oh, and the mint condition Superman #1 comic!"

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by StevenH

Now I get this image of dragons taking over art museums....

"Who cares about gold...I want the Rembrandts, Van Goghs, and da Vincis! Oh, and the mint condition Superman #1 comic!"

But the good thing about loads of gold is that theives can't just take it all in five minutes.

[ardashir]

Originally Posted by StevenH

Now I get this image of dragons taking over art museums....

"Who cares about gold...I want the Rembrandts, Van Goghs, and da Vincis! Oh, and the mint condition Superman #1 comic!"

Now we know why Technomancer-universe dragons take up positions at museums after leaving the service.

[SCAR]

Originally Posted by Refplace

Ok, just read Dragons last night.
Mana Hoard looks interesting and not just for Dragons but for Kai or Spirit Guardians. So looking for some consistency, how to build it.
Thaumatolgy suggests value a wealth/250 for 1 energy pt.
Mana Hoard is wealth per 1 energy point, recovers as a powerstone.
A ER would easily get -80% for location, value and slow recharge.

Signature points could buy a powerstone but thats not a linear option so hard to price.

Any ideas?

I think you could define the available energy as per Static Power Supplies Thaumatology.p53, but probably only for the Dragon.
p55, Inanimate Sacrifices lists the value per point as (campaign average starting wealth)/250 per energy point. The sacrifice part would imply that drawing upon the magical energy actually destroys the equivalent value of treasure, which seems like an interesting option.