tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post4561682083402294912..comments2024-03-29T00:12:01.885-04:00Comments on Akratic Wizardry: Magicians and the Colours of MagicAkrasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-26571975834991047252023-06-20T22:44:49.642-04:002023-06-20T22:44:49.642-04:00Thanks for your comment, Fanfan, and apologies for...Thanks for your comment, Fanfan, and apologies for not answering earlier. One possibility I considered was distinguishing between "White Magicians" and "Black Magicians" and allowing both to cast "Grey" spells, but be restricted from learning and casting spells from the opposite "colour". Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-61980819676497111932023-06-20T22:42:10.735-04:002023-06-20T22:42:10.735-04:00Sorry I never replied to this comment! Purchasing ...Sorry I never replied to this comment! Purchasing spells (or learning from tutors) are to be decided by GMs. I never came up with any formal rules for this matter.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-66431226539880696572023-05-19T17:29:50.554-04:002023-05-19T17:29:50.554-04:00There's some fantastic ideas here, however it ...There's some fantastic ideas here, however it feels that by giving one spellcaster class access to ALL spells diminishes the choices that players can make. <br /><br />For example in some home games of ADnD I like to stipulate that ALL wizards must be specialists, as that allows a lot more diversity and creativity. <br /><br />Couldn't you just have different types of mages (White, Grey, Black) with some spell crossover for each list? Or maybe some spells are considered two levels higher for alternative mages? <br /><br />Great house rules though!Fanfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047931982239997873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-89148391989528399422015-04-22T14:18:13.035-04:002015-04-22T14:18:13.035-04:00What is the difference between purchasing and lear...What is the difference between purchasing and learning from a tutor? How does one "purchase" a spell?<br />BTW, thanks for sharing! Never seen your blog before, and I was scouring the internet for an alternate magic system for S&W, and yours is exactly what I was looking forMica Grieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657056861469525182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-6527240979103381852014-05-24T23:13:30.922-04:002014-05-24T23:13:30.922-04:00Okay, finally fixed this!Okay, finally fixed this!Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-16891344870641754632014-05-24T23:12:00.105-04:002014-05-24T23:12:00.105-04:00Also, my apologies for not posting your comment an...Also, my apologies for not posting your comment and replying earlier!Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-51980871276111084982014-05-24T23:11:21.916-04:002014-05-24T23:11:21.916-04:00Evil Eli: the spells in square brackets are taken ...Evil Eli: the spells in square brackets are taken from Matt Finch’s ‘Eldritch Weirdness: Book One.’ All of the others are from the S&W core rules.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-6857700120626911272014-04-25T07:43:46.473-04:002014-04-25T07:43:46.473-04:00I don't recognize some of those spells, I was ...I don't recognize some of those spells, I was able to ggogle some of them. Can you provide a footnote or something so I know where to find some of these spells.Korean Kodiak aka Evil Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373014560739709071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-49436672637255535152013-03-24T17:40:24.761-04:002013-03-24T17:40:24.761-04:00I ran a S&W campaign using these rules. Becau...I ran a S&W campaign using these rules. Because of its sporadic nature (the group was based in Toronto, but I was only there part-time), the campaign only went for 6 adventures. The (surviving) characters reached level 3 in the end. Thus it wasn't a comprehensive playtest. The rules worked well, but when they were adapted to Crypts and Things, others found them unbalanced, so the version in C&T is different than the one here (essentially, C&T keeps the 'spell slot' system, and adds fatigue and corruption to spells of the appropriate 'colour').Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-44801576166571505762013-03-24T17:30:15.853-04:002013-03-24T17:30:15.853-04:00Have you play tested this out? Seems very neat, ...Have you play tested this out? Seems very neat, allows mages to dictate how bad ass they want to be and what they are willing to sacrifice.SavageCheerleaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832023627102128364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-88966102804245231912012-09-23T20:07:52.532-04:002012-09-23T20:07:52.532-04:00Ray, no I didn't, but I think that it's a ...Ray, no I didn't, but I think that it's a promising idea!Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-45423873302301732952012-09-20T16:50:24.157-04:002012-09-20T16:50:24.157-04:00Did you consider permanent loss of a random number...Did you consider permanent loss of a random number of hit points when failing the black magic saving throw?Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171610832938181745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-88349259396848023562012-06-10T11:28:11.270-04:002012-06-10T11:28:11.270-04:00Yeah, that's a mistake that I have yet to fix....Yeah, that's a mistake that I have yet to fix. (When I combined the cleric and magic-user lists from S&W, I accidentally listed both the cleric and m-u levels.)<br /><br />It simply should be 3rd level.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-17099045974941271202012-06-10T06:40:20.714-04:002012-06-10T06:40:20.714-04:00You have "Protection fom Evil (10 ft radius) ...You have "Protection fom Evil (10 ft radius) listed twice in the White Magic list. Once at 3rd level and again at 4th level.Mark Sieferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409314388156575545noreply@blogger.com