logomancer Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 I'm developing an order of mages in my Fantasy Hero game that uses magick in a ritual setting, i.e., requiring a certain number of participants for the spell to be cast. From the product description online, it sounds like there maybe rules for this in the Valdoran Age, but I haven't had a chance to check out the book itself. Are there any standard limits for requiring more than one caster? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrik_nilsson Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations Are there any standard limits for requiring more than one caster? 5ER has a limitation called Requires Multiple Users. The limitations give a -1/4 limitation for each "double requirement". -1/4 for 2 required users -1/3 for 3-4 required users -3/4 for 5-8 required users and so on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshade Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations Just as an aside, if this spell style has this limitation on all of the spells (or even just the really nice ones), this will more than likely mean that PC's will never be able to use this type of magic. If that's what you're going for (I'm doing this with some of my more sinister magic, myself), great. If not... Nightshade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations ...if I recall correctly there is an option for allowing casters to attempt rituals with fewer than the normal number of people at a skill roll penalty, which works for Magic Systems that incorporate skill rolls of some sort. On a semi-related topic, I discuss various common limitations appropriate for Spells in this document: http://www.killershrike.com/FantasyHERO/HighFantasyHERO/GeneralSpellRestrictions.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logomancer Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations Perfect...that's what I was going toward, I think. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logomancer Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations This was more for an order of mages in the milieu, not so much for PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logomancer Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations I've been checking out your site for a while and judiciously employing your advice. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations I've been checking out your site for a while and judiciously employing your advice. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful work! No problem. Im actually going thru the painful process of reorganizing it for clarity as time permits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bblackmoor Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations On a semi-related topic, I discuss various common limitations appropriate for Spells in this document: http://www.killershrike.com/FantasyHERO/HighFantasyHERO/GeneralSpellRestrictions.shtml Have I said recently how cool it is that you have all of this stuff online? Allow me to say so once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcady Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Ritual Magic Limitations The system I used in 'Fahla' was heavily built with the presumption that most major magic was done through rituals: http://home.pacbell.net/arcady0/fahla/Gaming/magic_Hero.html In specific: http://home.pacbell.net/arcady0/fahla/Gaming/magic_Hero.html#ritual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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