| From: | Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com |
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| Subject: | The Will and Sock Claiming |
| Date: | Fri, 14 May 1999 16:42:21 EDT |
m0ng005e@*********.com writes:
> I think what IS meant is a magic item that basically does not involve a
> mage in any way. It would be best if mundanes could make them, but I could
> see one that did not require the enchanter to spend karma or any use of
> magical ability except enchanting to create and use meeting the criteria.
> The most obvious answer from ED is that Dunky wanted somebody to
develop
> a Blood Charm. K's idea of an item a mundane can bond would also fit the
> bill. Although tattoo magic come awfully close to that, its still a spell
> created by a magic user, not a magic effect created by a mundane using an
> item.
Just to clarify, I was referring (and this is how we've played the joke here
in the home games with regards to the Will and claiming attempts), is that
the item does NOT have to bonded (as that requires a magical character) and
it is something that does NOT have to have a magical entity/force/site
sustaining it's energies. Sure, it can be made by a magical character, but
it must be able to be used, hot off the shelf, over and over again, by anyone
that picks it up and wants to do so.
The original rules for Anchoring would have allowed for this, as long as the
item had some kind of "mundane triggering method". The new rules for
Anchoring remove this probability entirely.
Quickenings are functions that are self-sustaining (either set of rules), but
they are NOT controllable in a direct sense. Once their effect is
established, it is set for the long term. Think of that "Flaming Sword" and
just exactly where it is you are going to put it after you have that fight
with the Water Elemental. Myself, the idea of having a portable hot-air
balloon came to mind once after I'd been awake for a bit too long......
Anyhows, I think most people can get the idea.
-K
