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Post by Ironnerd on Aug 29, 2021 19:46:50 GMT
Lower-level Magic Users are pretty lame. They pretty much cast a spell, and then the player can go home. To address this, the BE+ rules allow Clerics, Magic Users, and Elves use Mana to cast spells. Mana is basically the magical energy that “powers” spells.
MANA (+ WIS BONUS) PER LEVEL
► CLERIC: 1d2
► MAGIC USER: 1d4
► ELF: 1d2
Spells cost their level in mana pts to cast, so a level 2 spell would cost 2 Mana Points to use. Thus, a 3rd level Magic User would have an average of 6 Mana, and could cast 6 level 1, or 3 level 2 (etc…) spells per day.
Mana recovers at a rate of:
► 1 MP (+WIS adj) per XP Level/night of rest
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Post by hengest on Sept 2, 2021 0:58:22 GMT
Just to clarify, this is on top of their BtB abilities? Or a replacement system?
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Post by Ironnerd on Sept 2, 2021 12:00:39 GMT
I'm not sure what BtB means.
This is an option for the use of the class' built-in ability to cast spells that gives the magic-user, Elf, or Cleric a pool of energy to draw from in order to cast a spell. If the character has six mana points available, she can cast the same level 1 spell six times in a day.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Sept 6, 2021 0:23:16 GMT
BtB is By the Book. Can be used to refer to what is in the book as hengest does here or to a rigid play style that abhors house rules. |
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Post by hengest on Sept 6, 2021 4:04:09 GMT
(Yeah, exactly, sorry I missed this, Ironnerd.) |
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Post by Ironnerd on Sept 6, 2021 15:16:23 GMT
BtB is By the Book. Can be used to refer to what is in the book as hengest does here or to a rigid play style that abhors house rules. [crud], how could I miss that? Thank-you. So this is in alignment with the existing BtB abilities. It is basically a way to de-suck lower level magic types. I'm not sure yet if it makes much difference at higher XP levels. |
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Post by hengest on Jun 23, 2022 23:26:19 GMT
Lower-level Magic Users are pretty lame. They pretty much cast a spell, and then the player can go home. To address this, the BE+ rules allow Clerics, Magic Users, and Elves use Mana to cast spells. Mana is basically the magical energy that “powers” spells. MANA (+ WIS BONUS) PER LEVEL ► CLERIC: 1d2 ► MAGIC USER: 1d4 ► ELF: 1d2 Spells cost their level in mana pts to cast, so a level 2 spell would cost 2 Mana Points to use. Thus, a 3rd level Magic User would have an average of 6 Mana, and could cast 6 level 1, or 3 level 2 (etc…) spells per day. Mana recovers at a rate of: ► 1 MP (+WIS adj) per XP Level/night of rest Anyways, I dig this, and I dig that it's so simple it fit in a single post. I might use something like this. Streamlined. Cool. |
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Post by Ironnerd on Jul 4, 2022 22:09:21 GMT
Lower-level Magic Users are pretty lame. They pretty much cast a spell, and then the player can go home. To address this, the BE+ rules allow Clerics, Magic Users, and Elves use Mana to cast spells. Mana is basically the magical energy that “powers” spells. MANA (+ WIS BONUS) PER LEVEL ► CLERIC: 1d2 ► MAGIC USER: 1d4 ► ELF: 1d2 Spells cost their level in mana pts to cast, so a level 2 spell would cost 2 Mana Points to use. Thus, a 3rd level Magic User would have an average of 6 Mana, and could cast 6 level 1, or 3 level 2 (etc…) spells per day. Mana recovers at a rate of: ► 1 MP (+WIS adj) per XP Level/night of rest Anyways, I dig this, and I dig that it's so simple it fit in a single post. I might use something like this. Streamlined. Cool. You honour me, Sir. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 21, 2022 16:51:02 GMT
I've toyed with the idea of using some sort of mana points over the years, but I never could settle on a system that satisfied my tastes. I like the simple, elegant system you have put in place here. Well worth trying out and I'm going to do so.
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Post by Ironnerd on Aug 21, 2022 20:18:40 GMT
My limited play-testing indicates that it works alright. So much better than a 1st level mage getting to cast a spell per day. Just one... then he has to go and hide. Oy!
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 21, 2022 21:24:23 GMT
My limited play-testing indicates that it works alright. So much better than a 1st level mage getting to cast a spell per day. Just one... then he has to go and hide. Oy! Agreed! The one shot spell and then hope and pray you make it wasn't cool. |
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