| From: | Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Artificing: Enchanting that special doohickey :) |
| Date: | Sat, 9 May 1998 00:02:32 EDT |
dghost@****.COM writes:
> For simplicity let's say it's a +1 weapon focus with constant flame aura
> and throws a firebolt once per day (multiple times per day can come
> later)
>
it's like making a Weapon Foci +1, and you combine the rules for Anchoring
(on/off switches on the Flame Aura would be nice ;). As for the Fireball,
well, that's doable at the same time, the "once per day" thing wouldn't work
quite the same.
Actually, if you wanted, you could make a "Flame Aura: THIS WEAPON FOCI ONLY"
variation, and get an initially lower drain so you could work more sustaining
time into it.
As for the Fireball, here is an idea, a stretch of the rules, yes, but an
idea. He could easily have a Fireball spell enchanted/anchored into the
thing, with a given number of dice being within it. The "Fireball" is
invoked, and the wielder of the blade triggers "x" number of dice from the
spell pool that sword's enchantment has. When the total number of "spell pool
dice" runs out, the "Fireball" enchantment is not longer usable again for a
given time. The number of spell pool dice could equal the number of successes
the magician who does the "anchoring", with say a given target number, I'd
suggest a "6" or so, just for certain degrees of limitation. the
"maximum"
number of dice that could be so stored would be limited by a factor as
determined by the GM and Player working together (unless it's simply a GM
toss-in item). Say, the "original spell force plus the rating of the foci" as
one possibility.
Be flexible, it can happen, it just takes some more thinking through that AD&D
did...
-K
