On page 168 of Street Magic, there's a box that talks about taking existing combat spells like Lighting Bolt and changing the elemental effect to something else.
Is this permitted for starting SRM characters? Could I start with Laser or Blizzard, for instance?
Or do I need to design or buy the spell first?
-paws
Full Version: Other Elemental Combat Spells
QUOTE (paws2sky @ Jun 4 2008, 03:28 PM) 
On page 168 of Street Magic, there's a box that talks about taking existing combat spells like Lighting Bolt and changing the elemental effect to something else.
Is this permitted for starting SRM characters? Could I start with Laser or Blizzard, for instance?
Or do I need to design or buy the spell first?
Is this permitted for starting SRM characters? Could I start with Laser or Blizzard, for instance?
Or do I need to design or buy the spell first?
Technically, that qualifies as spell design, and should be posted in the spell design thread.
Realistically, it's a minor change that isn't going to effect drain at all. So, I'm not going to get too worked up about it.
I don't see it as being any different that the spells like 'Slay (drop bears)' or Detect (bananas), in which a particular element (no pun intended) has to be selected when the spell is learned. As they are actually mentioned in canon, it isn't a stretch to assume that the various spell designs already exist.
But the_dunner is the dude, so his word goes.
But the_dunner is the dude, so his word goes.
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