| From: | Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Karma Question (SR I related) |
| Date: | Sat, 16 May 1998 12:53:53 EDT |
mooreb@****.FAC.COM writes:
> Actually, with a handfull or Orichalcum (5 units), approrpiate radicals
> from the 3 basic food groups (herbs, crystals, metals), and a virgin
> focus, the target number goes down to 5 for the enchanting test. The
> special items may make things more difficult, but that's random chance.
> The long part is the focus design, base time 60 days, TN of 10 on a magic
> theory test. Repeat as needed till you get a focus that requires special
> materials you have a chance of finding.
>
Ah, and people claim I have a thing with bending the rules. No offense guy,
but the idea of making multiple formulas for a particular foci "by the same
character" would not work out so well IMO. Also, that is an awful lot of time
that is being devoured, as design times for magical items are just as long as
the enchantment times IIRC. IF not, then perhaps it should be.
Also, on the list of things to get the target number down, yes, they are
accurate enough, but what about aquirable enough? That was the whole idea
behind the "Scavenger Hunt List" in the first place. It was meant as
something to make either a good role-playing hook or at the very least, to
make it more difficult to get hold of stuff.
The Virgin Telesma/Focus rules are also very peculiar, and IMO, not very well
detailed. Virgin means having never been utilized for other purposes or even
exposed to extreme variations of energy without pre-preparation. I have all
sorts of hell with Binder for example when it comes to this area. Oh sure,
getting it made ain't so bad, but if the project is multiple fold, then other
resources have to be brought in.
That Talesma/Focus can't be exposed to extremes in background count, without
requiring further cleansing afterwards. No one else can decide to try and
throw magic directly upon it either, lest you wind up in the same problematic
boat. Do NOT ever allow the budding magician who wants to impress you get his
hands on it and go assensing it for too long. Hell, we even had a magician
"fall asleep" with just such a thing once. He "dreamed" while
sleeping, and
the object was literally under his pillow. Word of Advice, "Dreaming
Magicians" are annoying, especially when couple with "Scheming GM's".
Guys, "VIRGIN TELESMA" means the extreme here. I think most of us have heard
the joke about "Don't say that!!! My ears are still Virgin..." or "He's
just
a virgin you know, can't let him see that stuff yet.. :P"
That is the exact same thing with magical stuff of the enchantmentable nature.
Only in the objects case, it's taken to the literal extreme and the not
humoristic.
-K
