tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2448764065489080244..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Vancian/Non-Vancian: The Real DistinctionTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-46093881646094473822013-08-08T13:57:18.541-07:002013-08-08T13:57:18.541-07:00Isn't it, if you look at the other resolution ...Isn't it, if you look at the other resolution systems in RPGs, absolutely different from mundane because of it's certainty? ;)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-76620238718837551692013-08-08T12:54:17.135-07:002013-08-08T12:54:17.135-07:00I'm not anti-vancean, but if I have an objecti...I'm not anti-vancean, but if I have an objection to it, it's the certainty of the system: you can always count on the results. It's nice for the players, but it makes magic seem rather mundane. I sometimes wish there was an element of danger to casting spells, like perhaps under certain circumstances you could attempt to exceed your typical capacity--upping the intensity of a spell or casting a spell that you don't officially "know"--at some risk of failure or backfire. On the other hand, I don't think that the DCC Random Table for Every Spell is necessarily the way to go either.Timrod https://www.blogger.com/profile/15308269015770538709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-76442796124587154252013-08-08T11:47:01.323-07:002013-08-08T11:47:01.323-07:00For my next campaign I'm using dice pool casti...For my next campaign I'm using dice pool casting, sort of like Chainmail, but with variable numbers of dice, and I've separated recharging spells from recharging magical abilities. You get your spells back each morning, but you can only recharge your dice in ley circles or areas of wild magic - which are also haunted by magical creatures who need the energy to survive. <br /><br />It's my post hoc justification for the "remote wizard's tower" trope. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851382647050100905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-17028816029421589502013-08-08T07:25:38.194-07:002013-08-08T07:25:38.194-07:00How about MU as channel? Only so much magical ener...How about MU as channel? Only so much magical energy can safely go through an MU each day. It makes who and where important (if dieeferent spots have different amounts of magical energy).JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.com