Re: New Magi Spells - Question and Comment thread
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:59 pm
... and the thread went completely quiet for a full week.
I am wondering if there are any other people - especially those familiar with the mechanics of magic - that'd be able to weigh in on the topic. I am sure that Tether Of The Stars is going to be worked on, and for that I am grateful. I must be the only person who would see that spell and think "I can finally haul crazy amounts of stuff around the place!" (Mainly because my character really would use it for moving things around.)
There had been a few spells that I had submitted that didn't make it in. One of them would have given the Magi similar abilities as the less combative aspects of Tether Of The Stars. I am going to try to quote it and see whether or not the abilities are similar enough that I shouldn't try to resubmit it one day:
The whole purpose of the spell I tried working on above? To trawl stuff around and about. Really it should have been more mass, but I didn't want to push my luck with a general submission. The part I like about Tether Of The Stars -is- the actual practical (read: non combat oriented) applications for it. As there's no mention of how Magi in their society move things around like bundles of sticks or rocks for ore purification, one would figure they threw spells on those as well. So while Tether Of The Stars goes through its revisions, I would ask the development team to try to keep its "humble origins" in terms of what people can use it for.
I am wondering if there are any other people - especially those familiar with the mechanics of magic - that'd be able to weigh in on the topic. I am sure that Tether Of The Stars is going to be worked on, and for that I am grateful. I must be the only person who would see that spell and think "I can finally haul crazy amounts of stuff around the place!" (Mainly because my character really would use it for moving things around.)
There had been a few spells that I had submitted that didn't make it in. One of them would have given the Magi similar abilities as the less combative aspects of Tether Of The Stars. I am going to try to quote it and see whether or not the abilities are similar enough that I shouldn't try to resubmit it one day:
Out Of Battle Spell
Lyarcia's Levitating Lamella
Level required: 10
Class required: Magi
Casting method: none
Defending method: none
Description: This incantation literally started when a high elven water mage of grand repute insisted to a novice Magi scholar the following: "Whatever you can do, I can do better." The young Magi Lyarcia spent a full year researching different spells and rotes, seeking out at least one thing a Magi could possibly surpass a water mage on. Finally, she came back to the haughty one with this simple and yet effective advancement on a spell the high elf previously thought useless. The high elf then did his best to drown Lyarcia... who slew him.
:MECHANICS: This spell is almost identical to the Common Sphere spell "Floating Disc." This spell creates a flat circular field of magical energy. The sole purpose is to carry things that the user couldn’t normally carry physically. The disc itself doesn’t move at more than a light job, requires 7 Stamina to create. The size and duration of the spell are as follows:
Magi x3 : duration 30 minutes , size five foot radius , weight held 400 lbs
Magi x4 : duration 40 minutes , size five foot radius , weight held 500 lbs
Magi x5 : duration 50 minutes , size six foot radius , weight held 600 lbs
Magi x6 : duration 60 minutes , size six foot radius , weight held 700 lbs
Magi x7 : duration 70 minutes , size seven foot radius , weight held 800 lbs
Just as with Floating Disc, this spell cannot be used in combat. Anything over 800 lbs and under 1200 lbs would require double the use of Stamina, and the disc would last only half as long. (Such as transporting a minotaur or a troll.) Two or more Magi can spread the weight of a single item or being between them.
The whole purpose of the spell I tried working on above? To trawl stuff around and about. Really it should have been more mass, but I didn't want to push my luck with a general submission. The part I like about Tether Of The Stars -is- the actual practical (read: non combat oriented) applications for it. As there's no mention of how Magi in their society move things around like bundles of sticks or rocks for ore purification, one would figure they threw spells on those as well. So while Tether Of The Stars goes through its revisions, I would ask the development team to try to keep its "humble origins" in terms of what people can use it for.