[Runequest4] Re: Glorantha!

[Lev Lafayette]

Some modifications to the magic table from Steve
Perrin...


--- In runequestpt at yahoogroups.com, "Morrell
Christopher J.
\(DNREC\)" <christopher.morrell at s...> wrote:
> Yet more feedback from another player in my group on
the magic
system.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carver Ronald G
>
> I think it is pretty good over all.  The only
question I have is in
the
> whole progression of the potency.  I know they are
playing the
odds, but
> I look at the maximiums.  3d6 maxes out at 18, while
2d10 maxes at
20,
> yet 3d6 is a higher level than 2d10.  3d10 maxes at
30 and 4d6 only
hits
> 24, yet 3d10 is lower than 4d6.....
>
> Other than that, I can see the potential for
powergaming too, give
me a
> Dragonnewt rune, let me gain it, and now kill me. 
I'll be back in
a few
> minutes...
>
> :-)

Exactly so, and I'm working on this, as I said in an
earlier missive.

How's this for an adapted table of modifiers?

Magical
Energy
Score      Potency      Duration      Targets         
     Range
0      1D6      1 Combat Action      1 small target or
Hit Location      Touch
+10      1D8      1 round      1 m radius or 1 target 
    10 ms
+20      1D10      6 rounds      2 m radius or 2
targets      20 ms
+30      1D12      1 min      4 m radius or 3 targets 
    50 ms
+40      2D8      5 mins      8 m radius or 4 targets 
    100 ms
+50      1D20      10 min      16 m radius or 5
targets      200 ms
+60      3D8      ½ hour      32 m radius or 6 targets
     500 ms
+70      3D10      1 hour      64 m radius or 7
targets      1,000 ms
+80      3D12      ½ day      128 m radius or 8
targets      2,000 ms
+90      4D10      1 day      256 m radius or 9
targets      Line of sight
+100      4D12      5 days      512 m radius or 10
targets      Indirect

The idea here is that a spell should at least be able
to do short bow
damage down range without blowing someone's head off.
I think you'll
find that each potency has a higher maximum than its
predecessor.

Steve Perrin


		
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