tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604481147223427499.post2186266662580107472..comments2024-03-28T05:35:10.811-05:00Comments on Beyond the Pale Gate: A Different Approach to MagicDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820010482226879079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604481147223427499.post-71555602046533147752012-07-10T10:35:52.569-05:002012-07-10T10:35:52.569-05:00Thanks for all the ideas. I'm still letting it...Thanks for all the ideas. I'm still letting it simmer right now and haven't even considered those points. Thanks for bringing them up. So far, my thoughts are that casters must maintain a spellbook because it contains the necessary workings and recipes to create the scrolls and potions. I'm not trying to completely abandon Vancian magic, just reimagine it with a twist. So, I want to keep spellbooks.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820010482226879079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604481147223427499.post-84243686791594482942012-07-10T10:22:53.408-05:002012-07-10T10:22:53.408-05:00Would you allow Cantrips to be used as memorized s...Would you allow Cantrips to be used as memorized spells ( 'small, carefully controlled amounts' )? Then anything 1st level and up either a scroll or potion. The separation between the medium could be who or what it affects. Spells that affect the caster are potions (e.g.Spider Climb, Invisibility, Fly) Spells that affect others scrolls (e.g. Fireball, Knock Hold Person). More powerful spells could require a ritual read from the spellbook (e.g. Wish, Reincarnate). <br /><br />Some gray areas-Charm Person could be a potion to make you more charming, a scroll that affects the targets mind or even a potion the target must drink.<br />Contingency spells (Featherfall is the only example I can think of right now) could be a potion that once drunk lasts (say a day/level of M-U) and then goes off at will.<br /><br />Hope those ideas help with the development, however you choose to make things work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com