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RunnerPaul
post Aug 13 2006, 10:27 PM
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Geomancy - I think the problem with this talent, and the only problem I've personally considered so far, is that the talent doesn't explain how background/aspect counts can be created in the first place. It only really works by the wording in the text upon pre-existing background count areas. It does NOTHING to actually create a new aspectable site. For this reason I just think the mechanics needed to be expanded a bit somewhere else.


The Toxic Metamagic of Taint also suffers from this to some degree. While it can increase a background count, it can only do so in areas that are already aspected towards Toxic magic.

One possible solution that I can think of would be to rewrite the Mana Static spell with a variant formula that was sustained instead of permanent. Then figure a way to sustain it over the duration of time required for the geomantic ritual (sustaining focus, quickening, spirit with the Innate Spell power told to sustain it and then placed on long term year-and-a-day binding).

However, this raises the question of whether or not the background count generated by Mana Static is suitable for using Geomancy on.
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- RunnerPaul   Geomancy w/o pre-exisiting Background Count   Aug 13 2006, 10:27 PM
- - Slithery D   Geomancy is only appropriate for long term backgro...   Aug 13 2006, 10:39 PM
- - hobgoblin   hmm, ley/dragon/whatever lines?   Aug 13 2006, 10:48 PM
- - Slithery D   QUOTE (hobgoblin) hmm, ley/dragon/whatever lines? ...   Aug 13 2006, 10:59 PM
- - Samaels Ghost   So is there any way to set up your own little low-...   Aug 14 2006, 03:49 AM
- - Slithery D   Torture people for a few years? Have intense bible...   Aug 14 2006, 03:54 AM
- - emo samurai   Or maybe had a puppy he played with and loved ever...   Aug 14 2006, 04:04 AM
- - RunnerPaul   One of the ideas I've been toying around with ...   Aug 14 2006, 05:42 AM
- - Slithery D   QUOTE (RunnerPaul) Would it be possible to perform...   Aug 14 2006, 06:04 AM
- - RunnerPaul   QUOTE (Slithery D @ Aug 14 2006, 01:04 AM) I...   Aug 14 2006, 06:20 AM

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