Randomly decided to check in after years and see talk of Doordie and Amel. Lots of fun memories! Arguably my first long time character, Narwyn, ended up closely aligned with Amel as his protege.
Doordie was one of the best RP's I ever played with. His stories, with his character Amel, were amazing. Rich, deep, complex. I hope Doordie is doing well! You have a really great Uncle!
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Malieger wrote ...
MadskillsMike wrote ... The Red Wizards use it to pour the arcane ability of several wizards into the spellcasting of one. Typically a few apprentices lend their spellcasting to a master wizard so that his spells become tactical nukes instead of mere artillery.
That is so cool I don't know what to say. I would TOTALLY buy that.
Bigrin and Ramen recently did something along these lines with the RP surrounding creating a portal to send Xerous off after a pirate captain - Bigrin did the casting with Ramen pouring raw power into it to extend and enhance the effect. And to add onto Bonesly's point, we were both using various spells to represent what we were up to - some planar bindings etc, with the summoned creatures instantly dismissed.
On the whole I think non-mechanically available spells are fine so long as they're not used to increase power, just increase RP'd ability.
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It can be fun and add to stroies if done rigth, but one should be very cautios with them imo. For example jsu tthe create food/water spells. char A is making huge story rp on the future starvation in hamley due to the frozen weather there (as in what he knows hter eis no such spells that create food) then char B coems in saying "no prob, i fixed it"
(in your case i know you are far too good respectfull palyer to come walzing in liek t5hat so no worries on yuor part )
as always here, tells and common sence is your best firend i know several good stories i been part of that relied a bit on outside the mechanics spells
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And don't feel they have to be spells only in the SrD, if you think of a new creative spell talk it over with others and see if they are okay RPing with it.
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also this applies ot things not even spells ofcourse just as you are free to invent your own background countries and gods there is no real limit for your imagination as long it is done with fun adn respect
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On a related note - what do people think is a reasonable proxy for scrying? I've seen some people use just True Seeing or Clairaudience/Clairevoyance, wile I've seen others cast a dozen spells or more... obviously it's outside the mechanics so it's whatever is agreeable, but what is that agreeable level?
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id say id gp more over effort put than level on char personally (perhaps the creation of the scrying stone or whatnot needs an rare ingridient? perhpaps the divine oracle you channel order you to only speka in rhymes ofr a full day to give you the answer? etc)
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Galen Meytre wrote ... On a related note - what do people think is a reasonable proxy for scrying? I've seen some people use just True Seeing or Clairaudience/Clairevoyance, wile I've seen others cast a dozen spells or more... obviously it's outside the mechanics so it's whatever is agreeable, but what is that agreeable level?
I've only done it once here and I used a device specifically made for scrying which was tied to the spell True Seeing.
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Galen Meytre wrote ... On a related note - what do people think is a reasonable proxy for scrying? I've seen some people use just True Seeing or Clairaudience/Clairevoyance, wile I've seen others cast a dozen spells or more... obviously it's outside the mechanics so it's whatever is agreeable, but what is that agreeable level?
Depends on which scry spell you are using. Either way, you need a mirror or other very reflective surface.
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Malieger wrote ...
Galen Meytre wrote ... On a related note - what do people think is a reasonable proxy for scrying? I've seen some people use just True Seeing or Clairaudience/Clairevoyance, wile I've seen others cast a dozen spells or more... obviously it's outside the mechanics so it's whatever is agreeable, but what is that agreeable level?
Depends on which scry spell you are using. Either way, you need a mirror or other very reflective surface.
Any spell of the appropriate level. (Scrying is 4th for mages, Greater Scrying is 7th, Discern Location is 8th.)
Also, only Wizards, Bardsand Sorcs need a mirror. Clerics need a Holy Water Font, and Druids a pool of water.
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Malieger wrote ...
Galen Meytre wrote ... On a related note - what do people think is a reasonable proxy for scrying? I've seen some people use just True Seeing or Clairaudience/Clairevoyance, wile I've seen others cast a dozen spells or more... obviously it's outside the mechanics so it's whatever is agreeable, but what is that agreeable level?
Depends on which scry spell you are using. Either way, you need a mirror or other very reflective surface.
Nope! If the people you're RPing with (or the DM) deems you can use something else, you can! If it's Aunt Velma's lucky panties, then that's the component of the spell.
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