| From: | Waffelmeisters <evamarie@**********.NET> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [Back OnT] Rocker Archtype |
| Date: | Sun, 31 May 1998 05:04:31 -0500 |
> > A question- does an objects status as a (re-usable) fetish
> prevent it
> >from also being a focus, or a fetish for other spells as well?
> >Ican'tsee in the enchantig / talismonging rules that it does,
> >exceptingit would require incorporating multiple setsof raw materials,
> >essentially giving you an "attached"set of fetishes that
(theoretically)
> >couldbe seprated.
>
> AFAIK, it'd just be stacked if you want to add anything more ...
"Stacked" how? there are rules for multi purpose Foci, but not for
"multi-fetish" objects.
>
> > This being so, perhaps it would be smarter to enchant PARTS of
> the
> >above guitar as fetishes or foci (the bridge, the strings, the finger
> >plate, the neck, the tuning pegs, etc.). This makes sense from a
> >musicians perspective, at least, as individual components can make a
> >noticable diference in sound quality.
> >
> >-Mongoose
>
> oooooo ... I /like/ this ... each string is focus for a different
> category ... strum a different cord to get bonuses to different
> categories .... nice ! :)
Thats not quite what I had in mind, but its a very cute image (strings
are kinda fragile and small for anything but fetishes, however). I more
had in mind that, as you got the cash / time, you could make individual
components of the instrument into normal Foci. If they are ones that
you touch while playing, all the better. In fact, adding a centering
focus (I assume guitar music will be a centering skill) could actually
help you PLAY better, also...
Centering Foci are mentioned in awakenings, and are purchased / made /
bonded as power foci, but add only to a centering skill.
Wow, I just realised that, given the right centering skill, that can be
VERY interesting (leading to very high artistic skills, or maybe even
centering B/R skills- this could get very abusive, depending on the
skill).
-Mongoose
> I think one of the things Barbie suggested,
> now that I think about it some more, was that it'd have to be fine
> quality guitar and I could only afford an average Quality one with the
> cash I had left ...
Its theoretically possible to enchant anything as a focus (fetishes
need certain raw materials, iirc), from computers to dragon toe nails,
so I'd not say the guitar MUST be of any specific quality. OTOH,
quality limits performance skill, so if you plan on using it for
centering, you will WANT a fine quality instrument (the only way to
perform with more than 6 dice).
-Mongoose
