tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491933635924780786.post8250485510831557303..comments2023-03-12T03:07:50.202-07:00Comments on Spirit of the Blank: Magic Spells - Properties of SpellsMike Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11547961835994778883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491933635924780786.post-44298939793030868402010-01-30T16:41:51.435-08:002010-01-30T16:41:51.435-08:00@Stuart
The range and time ladders bother me as we...@Stuart<br />The range and time ladders bother me as well. However, I think that they are a natural consequence of the approach that Guy is taking to replicate Greyhawk in FATE.<br /><br />I seems to me that what he is calling Sorcery may be an attempt to create a system to <i>translate</i> D&D's level based spell system into a difficulty based system for FATE. But there are a lot of things in D&D that are arbitrary, ambiguous and conflicting; so it's going to be a tough job to come up with a generic system.<br /><br />It might be simpler to drop Sorcery as a spell casting system (it's not very Greyhawky) and use the spell's level as it's difficulty. Average (+1) for 1st level up to Godly (+9?) for 9th level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491933635924780786.post-87347296983425391632010-01-30T11:16:18.051-08:002010-01-30T11:16:18.051-08:00Range still bothers me. If the power is Missile sh...Range still bothers me. If the power is <i>Missile</i> shouldn't that emulate the general range of a missile weapon like a bow (which I would think to be ~2 zones)?<br /><br />Have you considered after 4 zones, allowing +1 shift for 'line of sight'?<br /><br />Things like scrying I wouldn't give a range to - if they emulate Investigation or Contacting or something, that should be included in the power. Having a clairvoyance spell that works 1/4 mile away be a ridiculously difficult spell due to range seems... well... ridiculous.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319443832578685630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491933635924780786.post-37652149502371629932010-01-24T00:58:59.588-08:002010-01-24T00:58:59.588-08:00Quick Question/Comment, re: Time Chart:
"A L...Quick Question/Comment, re: Time Chart:<br /><br />"A Lifetime" - What if you are an elf? A Dragon? A Lich?<br /><br />Can the time chart be extended? Are there magics that can last centuries?<br /><br />I asked myself these questions. I ended up with an altered time chart.<br /><br />Now, it is 4am... and my time chart tells me to go to sleep.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319443832578685630noreply@blogger.com