tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post1593766626809408090..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Power Sources for Spell PrepTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-27063134927483728832019-12-13T10:08:38.986-08:002019-12-13T10:08:38.986-08:00No prob!
You might want to check out the more det...No prob!<br /><br />You might want to check out <a href="http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/12/astrology-as-s-magical-power-source.html" rel="nofollow">the more detailed post I just finished</a> on astrology as a power source. I do mention in the post longer time periods as a possibility, but instead of adding a column, I tie it to spell levels.<br /><br />There will be more posts covering each of the power sources.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-16070451097454583912019-12-12T15:31:47.575-08:002019-12-12T15:31:47.575-08:00awesome! thanks for clarifying; i assumed "l...awesome! thanks for clarifying; i assumed "limited time" meant the stars had to be in the proper position, and i interpreted that to mean the spell could be cast once a year (or perhaps even less often) so i was confused as to how you could one-up that (once per year/ruled by zodiac signs could be a fourth column for astrology... but i personally think it's prolly best to stop at three)The Cold Iron Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773166314655140616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-7866552308912847072019-12-08T17:37:58.497-08:002019-12-08T17:37:58.497-08:00I know I promised to do detailed posts on the vari...I know I promised to do detailed posts on the various power sources to explain them better, but hadn't gotten to it yet. I'll try to do a very brief explanation of the Astrology row.<br /><br /><b>Astrology</b> in general means that whatever rituals you are doing to prep your spells depends on doing things "when the stars are right". The weakest version just requires owning an ephemeris and adjusting incantations and ingredients to match the current astrological alignments.<br /><br /><b>Limited Time</b> in this case means that each kind of spell can only be prepped at certain times. If you miss your window of opportunity, you may have to wait a week.<br /><br /><b>Planetary Rays</b> goes beyond this to requiring a specific planet to not only be above the horizon, but its rays must be focused through a special lens unique for each planet.<br /><br />As I said, I haven't fully decided whether to keep Planetary Rays or the whole fourth column. The fourth column works for the Occult Forces and Spirit Binding power sources, somewhat well for Astrology, but not very well at all for Words of Power and Psychic Powers.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-43629211326280025152019-12-08T07:48:48.475-08:002019-12-08T07:48:48.475-08:00what is meant by "planetary rays" and ho...what is meant by "planetary rays" and how is that a stricter requirement than "limited time"?The Cold Iron Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773166314655140616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-30539396319754777632019-10-29T18:04:39.558-07:002019-10-29T18:04:39.558-07:00You could certainly adapt the table for either an ...You could certainly adapt the table for either an individual magician's style or the current limitations on a magician's spell prep, if that's what you wanted.<br /><br />However, the intention was to fill in details on how all magicians within a specific tradition get their magical power. It's mainly useful for making up variant M-U classes who get their power a different way than the default M-U class.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-43041262340293224132019-10-29T07:19:00.661-07:002019-10-29T07:19:00.661-07:00do you roll once for each magician "style&quo...do you roll once for each magician "style" or once per spell prep, as to represent the abstraction of what the spellbook says for the current situation?<br /><br />both are nice to meAnónimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094749526131302667noreply@blogger.com