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BookWyrm
post Nov 1 2006, 09:25 PM
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OK, I had this rather annoying thought running around in my mind for a while, & finally pinned it down (slippery little bugger). My thought is;

If a mage is creating (for whatever reason) a wand for magic use, does it fall under the category of Foci, fetish or geas?
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- BookWyrm   Wands & such   Nov 1 2006, 09:25 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Any of the above.   Nov 1 2006, 09:28 PM
- - eidolon   Yes, it could technically be any of those, dependi...   Nov 1 2006, 09:31 PM
- - hobgoblin   a foci is a magic item that gives a bonus to somet...   Nov 1 2006, 10:04 PM
- - Ancient History   A wand could be the telesma for a focus or a fetis...   Nov 1 2006, 10:04 PM
- - Demerzel   Also an important side note is that it can also be...   Nov 1 2006, 10:31 PM
- - Fortune   It could also come in handy in that 'social en...   Nov 1 2006, 10:43 PM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (Demerzel)Remeber, just because you're a...   Nov 1 2006, 10:43 PM
- - Fortune   QUOTE (eidolon) True enough. And I've always ...   Nov 1 2006, 10:47 PM
- - Ancient History   "Whatcha doin' 'hawk?" "Get...   Nov 1 2006, 10:50 PM
- - lorechaser   So, now I'm confused. If I take the talisman ...   Nov 1 2006, 11:29 PM
- - Fortune   QUOTE (lorechaser @ Nov 2 2006, 10:29 AM) If ...   Nov 1 2006, 11:54 PM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (lorechaser) So, now I'm confused. If I...   Nov 2 2006, 12:08 AM
- - Fortune   QUOTE (Ancient History @ Nov 2 2006, 11:08 AM...   Nov 2 2006, 12:15 AM
- - BookWyrm   QUOTE (Fortune) It could also come in handy in tha...   Nov 2 2006, 12:28 AM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (Fortune) QUOTE (Ancient History @ Nov ...   Nov 2 2006, 12:36 AM
- - lorechaser   Would you allow a player to start with these talis...   Nov 2 2006, 01:50 AM
- - Fortune   You don't make people recover from their charg...   Nov 2 2006, 02:00 AM
- - Ancient History   A talisman is like a 100 nuyen. If a player starte...   Nov 2 2006, 02:02 AM
- - eidolon   Yes, I'd definitely allow a character to take ...   Nov 2 2006, 03:48 PM
- - Demerzel   Woah Nellie! You let your sammies start with ...   Nov 2 2006, 04:45 PM
- - BishopMcQ   QUOTE (Demerzel) Woah Nellie! You let your sa...   Nov 2 2006, 04:56 PM
- - lorechaser   Ph33r my elven magican, Parry Hotter. 7 Cha, 6 Ma...   Nov 2 2006, 05:27 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   QUOTE (lorechaser) Ph33r my elven magican, Parry H...   Nov 2 2006, 05:32 PM
- - BishopMcQ   p'shaw...Stacked Spellcasting (All Spells) Foc...   Nov 2 2006, 05:36 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   I CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALALALA!!!...   Nov 2 2006, 05:40 PM
- - BishopMcQ   LOL Moon-Hawk, are we having problems today with ...   Nov 2 2006, 05:41 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   I just like hatin' on Harry Potter. Back to t...   Nov 2 2006, 05:45 PM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (McQuillan) ...or simply a tool that the cha...   Nov 2 2006, 05:46 PM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) I just like hatin' on Harry ...   Nov 2 2006, 05:49 PM
- - BishopMcQ   My gut response would be no, but I can't reall...   Nov 2 2006, 05:49 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   responding to eidolon: That's kind of what I ...   Nov 2 2006, 05:51 PM
- - eidolon   Yup. That's why I'd still have separate o...   Nov 2 2006, 06:31 PM
- - redwulf25_ci   QUOTE (BookWyrm) OK, I had this rather annoying th...   Nov 2 2006, 08:55 PM
- - hobgoblin   QUOTE (McQuillan) p'shaw...Stacked Spellcastin...   Nov 2 2006, 10:40 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   geas: must use wand for spell casting, which is wh...   Nov 2 2006, 10:46 PM
- - BookWyrm   OK, so a wand would fall under any of all three. T...   Nov 3 2006, 12:43 AM
- - Ancient History   My wands have a laser sight to help with the targe...   Nov 3 2006, 12:54 AM
- - Fortune   QUOTE (Ancient History @ Nov 3 2006, 11:54 AM...   Nov 3 2006, 01:12 AM
- - hyzmarca   So, a lasersight on a wand provides a bonus to ind...   Nov 3 2006, 01:16 AM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (Fortune) QUOTE (Ancient History @ Nov ...   Nov 3 2006, 01:17 AM
- - Fortune   QUOTE (Ancient History @ Nov 3 2006, 12:17 PM...   Nov 3 2006, 01:21 AM
- - Demerzel   I never thought I'd have to bust this one out ...   Nov 3 2006, 01:24 AM
- - Triggerz   QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Nov 2 2006, 08:16 PM) So, a...   Nov 3 2006, 03:23 AM
- - Slump   It would be like Opera Glasses on crack.   Nov 3 2006, 05:33 AM
- - knasser   QUOTE (Triggerz) QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Nov 2 2006...   Nov 3 2006, 08:01 PM
- - hobgoblin   nah, just make it behave like a hidden arm slide. ...   Nov 3 2006, 08:25 PM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (Slump) It would be like Opera Glasses on cr...   Nov 3 2006, 08:29 PM
- - Demerzel   Heh, that was my thought. I need to plan for this...   Nov 3 2006, 09:28 PM
- - lorechaser   QUOTE (eidolon) QUOTE (Slump @ Nov 2 2006, 11...   Nov 3 2006, 09:31 PM
- - eidolon   Shoot. I have a friend that thinks sitting around...   Nov 3 2006, 10:08 PM
- - JongWK   Speaking of magic wands...   Nov 4 2006, 04:02 PM
- - eidolon   <zim> What is that from??? TELL MEE!...   Nov 4 2006, 04:52 PM
- - Ancient History   The Song of the Sorcerlator... ...you filthy p...   Nov 4 2006, 04:56 PM
- - Triggerz   QUOTE (Ancient History @ Nov 4 2006, 11:56 AM...   Nov 4 2006, 06:42 PM
- - eidolon   Thanks guys. I'll have to read up on that one...   Nov 4 2006, 06:46 PM
- - lorechaser   While you're at it, read the entire archive. ...   Nov 6 2006, 07:48 PM
- - WhiskeyMac   Sho-Nuff? Your character's killing hands is Th...   Nov 6 2006, 09:11 PM
- - lorechaser   Damn straight. Such a .... well, I can't say ...   Nov 6 2006, 09:18 PM
- - RunnerPaul   QUOTE (JongWK) Speaking of magic wands... Hey...   Nov 7 2006, 01:50 AM


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