 Merging Spellcasting and Summoning, Is there any real reason these two are separate things? |
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I’m certain someone must have proposed this idea before, and I’ve recently gotten around to one of my one of my old notes on possible house rules to investigate, suggesting this simplification.
Personally, I’m inclined to propose it. Why not just have a separate summoning spell for each type of spirit? I can, for instance, easily envision a Hermetic summoning circle incorporating special glyphs for flame and the Elemental Plane of Fire used for a Summon Fire Elemental spell. If a spell is an occult ritual designed and executed to produce a specific effect, what exactly is the difference between that and summoning? As for Banishing, why not just have a Banish Spirit spell instead of a separate skill? Alternately, it could be merged with Counterspelling. Pros and cons – what do you see? |
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JanessaVR Merging Spellcasting and Summoning Jul 31 2017, 03:55 AM
KCKitsune QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Jul 30 2017, 10:55 PM)... Jul 31 2017, 04:10 AM
JanessaVR QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jul 30 2017, 08:10 PM)... Jul 31 2017, 04:24 AM KCKitsune QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Jul 31 2017, 12:24 AM)... Jul 31 2017, 04:53 AM JanessaVR QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jul 30 2017, 08:53 PM)... Jul 31 2017, 08:10 AM Titan Ugg. This is one of those things that might look ... Jul 31 2017, 05:11 AM farothel QUOTE (Titan @ Jul 31 2017, 07:11 AM) The... Jul 31 2017, 04:38 PM JanessaVR QUOTE (farothel @ Jul 31 2017, 08:38 AM) ... Jul 31 2017, 05:26 PM Bodak QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jul 31 2017, 04:10 AM)... Aug 1 2017, 08:31 AM Titan QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 1 2017, 03:31 AM) gues... Aug 1 2017, 12:14 PM JanessaVR QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 1 2017, 12:31 AM) As S... Aug 1 2017, 05:04 PM Cabral QUOTE (Titan @ Jul 31 2017, 12:11 AM) The... Aug 1 2017, 10:41 PM Bodak QUOTE (Cabral @ Aug 1 2017, 10:41 PM) Wha... Aug 2 2017, 01:37 AM JanessaVR QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 1 2017, 05:37 PM) Jane... Aug 2 2017, 01:41 AM Cabral QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 1 2017, 08:37 PM) This... Aug 3 2017, 03:34 AM JanessaVR QUOTE (Cabral @ Aug 2 2017, 07:34 PM) Exc... Aug 3 2017, 03:54 AM Bodak QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 1 2017, 05:04 PM) ... Aug 3 2017, 04:46 AM Cochise QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 3 2017, 05:46 AM) Typi... Aug 5 2017, 12:47 PM JanessaVR @Titan.
Well, we already got rid of tradition spi... Jul 31 2017, 05:36 AM Titan QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Jul 30 2017, 11:36 PM)... Jul 31 2017, 06:18 AM JanessaVR QUOTE (Titan @ Jul 30 2017, 10:18 PM) Oh?... Jul 31 2017, 05:54 PM Cochise QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Jul 31 2017, 06:54 PM)... Aug 1 2017, 05:16 PM JanessaVR @Cochise:
I already addressed the "spirits s... Aug 1 2017, 05:28 PM JanessaVR @Titan:
I'm not really sure what point you... Aug 1 2017, 05:23 PM Cochise QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 1 2017, 06:23 PM) ... Aug 1 2017, 05:41 PM Titan Cochise has the right of it.
The only difference ... Aug 1 2017, 06:25 PM JanessaVR Ok, let me try to clarify.
In canon, you get exac... Aug 1 2017, 08:43 PM Tanegar QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 1 2017, 03:43 PM) ... Aug 3 2017, 02:29 PM JanessaVR QUOTE (Tanegar @ Aug 3 2017, 06:29 AM) Wh... Aug 3 2017, 05:02 PM Tanegar QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 3 2017, 12:02 PM) ... Aug 7 2017, 02:04 AM JanessaVR @Bodak:
That's just further highlighting the ... Aug 3 2017, 01:23 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein But that is the point... Summoning and Spellcastin... Aug 3 2017, 01:43 PM JanessaVR QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 3 2017, 05... Aug 3 2017, 04:59 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 3 2017, 10:59 AM) ... Aug 3 2017, 09:33 PM JanessaVR QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 3 2017, 01... Aug 3 2017, 10:12 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 3 2017, 04:12 PM) ... Aug 4 2017, 03:11 PM Sengir QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 3 2017, 03... Aug 7 2017, 08:51 PM JanessaVR QUOTE (Sengir @ Aug 7 2017, 12:51 PM) Tha... Aug 7 2017, 10:27 PM Sengir QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 8 2017, 12:27 AM) ... Aug 11 2017, 01:50 PM Sendaz But the skills utilize that power in significantly... Aug 4 2017, 11:29 AM JanessaVR As I said, it looks like this will end up in my ... Aug 4 2017, 05:45 PM Bodak QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Aug 4 2017, 05:45 PM) ... Aug 5 2017, 02:01 AM Mantis Yeah I've never run spirits as not being able ... Aug 7 2017, 04:20 AM JanessaVR @Mantis and @Tanegar:
Well, for those of us that ... Aug 7 2017, 05:41 PM Bodak It might be worthwhile tracking down the issue of ... Aug 15 2017, 03:20 AM JanessaVR QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 14 2017, 07:20 PM) It ... Aug 15 2017, 04:08 AM Mantis QUOTE (Bodak @ Aug 14 2017, 08:20 PM) It ... Aug 15 2017, 04:48 PM tisoz There was an old, like dawn of the PC age old, 64-... Aug 15 2017, 01:02 PM  |
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