 Spellcasting Specialisation question |
 Jul 11 2012, 10:00 PM
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My group's mage - actually, a Pixie Mystic Adept with a pyromaniac bent - asked me why she couldn't specialise her Spellcasting in "Fire" ... and I'm not personally opposed to the idea of it.
I'm wary of possible flaws in balance that might arise from that, though. So ... what do the folks here think of the idea? What problems can be forseen, if I allow spell-chuckers to specialise in an Element, rather than a category of spell? |
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_Pax._ Spellcasting Specialisation question Jul 11 2012, 10:00 PM
Tanegar I've always taken the position that the Specia... Jul 11 2012, 10:19 PM _Pax._ That is definitely my general feeling too - I just... Jul 11 2012, 10:38 PM
Glyph QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Jul 11 2012, 02:38 PM) Th... Jul 12 2012, 03:59 AM Xenefungus It's fine. Plus, it's only 2 dice after al... Jul 11 2012, 10:45 PM UmaroVI It's definitely weaker than a school specializ... Jul 12 2012, 02:25 AM Neraph /agree Jul 12 2012, 05:30 AM Critias Yup, it certainly sounds like fair game to me. Jul 12 2012, 05:51 AM Makki Just make sure, beforehand, what kind of spells of... Jul 12 2012, 06:21 AM Lantzer QUOTE (Makki @ Jul 12 2012, 07:21 AM) A c... Jul 12 2012, 11:50 AM Jeremiah Kraye Also kind of makes it worth while to create or mod... Jul 12 2012, 12:37 PM Makki Wait! So what about Napalm? It's only half... Jul 12 2012, 01:47 PM Yerameyahu That counts. It's not half-fire, it's one ... Jul 12 2012, 01:52 PM Jeremiah Kraye Bloodboil, cook your victim from the inside out? ... Jul 12 2012, 02:26 PM Yerameyahu You can't target sub-parts of a living whole (... Jul 12 2012, 02:35 PM Jeremiah Kraye QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jul 12 2012, 02:35 PM... Jul 12 2012, 02:36 PM Yerameyahu It's magic, so all the categorical distinction... Jul 12 2012, 02:39 PM VykosDarkSoul QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jul 12 2012, 09:39 AM... Jul 12 2012, 05:12 PM Jeremiah Kraye True, suppose it all depends on how you want to th... Jul 12 2012, 02:43 PM Neraph QUOTE (Jeremiah Kraye @ Jul 12 2012, 08:4... Jul 12 2012, 06:59 PM Yerameyahu Exactly: it depends. Which is perfect, because tha... Jul 12 2012, 02:46 PM _Pax._ I would say that heat is part of Fire. For one th... Jul 12 2012, 05:04 PM Yerameyahu It's all just opinion at that point, though. L... Jul 12 2012, 05:11 PM gargaMONK The only potential issue I see is if all of his sp... Jul 12 2012, 06:03 PM Halinn You suffer the aspected penalty just by not using ... Jul 12 2012, 06:34 PM Krishach There is a large difference between what fire can ... Jul 12 2012, 08:06 PM Falconer Pax
The specialization in elemental type isn... Jul 13 2012, 04:35 AM _Pax._ QUOTE (Falconer @ Jul 13 2012, 12:35 AM) ... Jul 13 2012, 06:48 AM Xenefungus Actually, that last Karma Limit rule would have qu... Jul 13 2012, 09:04 AM Makki QUOTE (Xenefungus @ Jul 13 2012, 11:04 AM... Jul 13 2012, 02:46 PM Jeremiah Kraye QUOTE (Makki @ Jul 13 2012, 02:46 PM) Do ... Jul 13 2012, 02:55 PM Yerameyahu Do you really think they would? Does that happen i... Jul 13 2012, 02:35 PM Falconer Sounds like you have it well in hand then Pax. Mo... Jul 14 2012, 01:25 AM Neraph QUOTE (Falconer @ Jul 13 2012, 07:25 PM) ... Jul 15 2012, 08:00 PM Midas Along with most other posters, I think a specializ... Jul 14 2012, 04:14 AM Yerameyahu That sounds like an error, not a grey area at all. Jul 15 2012, 08:12 PM Neraph Some are errors, but many are gray areas. The ork ... Jul 15 2012, 08:23 PM Falconer You fail to see my point... those grey areas aren... Jul 15 2012, 10:55 PM Yerameyahu Loopholes are not grey areas, Neraph. They're ... Jul 15 2012, 11:05 PM Neraph I still disagree, primarily because when tabletops... Jul 17 2012, 03:12 PM  |
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