tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post8467522773261699949..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Spell Point Follow-UpTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-76626102021435952302013-08-16T08:02:21.725-07:002013-08-16T08:02:21.725-07:00The point is well taken, but I find it important t...The point is well taken, but I find it important to note that the roundaboutness of the translation of the base-resource for spells into spells matters an awful lot. OD&D-style Vancian magic is very different in practice than FF1 style one-MP-pool per spell level which is yet different from a unified MP pool. Holmesian scroll making is different than Type-4 bulk-components for rituals which is yet different from being able to turn gold pieces directly into spells on the fly.Joshua L. Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358762663581842879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-40155509755670049232013-08-10T14:35:41.305-07:002013-08-10T14:35:41.305-07:00That's a very good point. Even a system where ...That's a very good point. Even a system where spells are cast using skill rolls without reference to any pool of points can be seen as having a spell point system: the time taken to cast the spell means that <b>time</b> is the pool of spell points.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.com