tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post2786084009276762537..comments2023-04-02T05:39:54.807-04:00Comments on Back to (Role-Playing Game) Basics: Elric Explored - Part 5: MagicCinderellaManJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-42825897809137073342010-02-11T14:04:50.052-05:002010-02-11T14:04:50.052-05:00Yes, the farmboy-to-king approach. That journey to...Yes, the farmboy-to-king approach. That journey to fame is a long road and I like the idea of the world growing along with it; like Earl Aubec pushing back the borders of Chaos.CinderellaManJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-78966603933214314432010-02-11T13:58:35.306-05:002010-02-11T13:58:35.306-05:00I like that distinction; the PCs should be heroes!...I like that distinction; the PCs should be heroes! But part of the OS paradigm is the zero-to-hero gauntlet - use that to grow both your PCs, and your world (with all the mechanical and story elements that implies).Daniel M. Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925361410965684491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-28712548368414833132010-02-11T13:50:24.001-05:002010-02-11T13:50:24.001-05:00Good points. The setting is all still vague in my ...Good points. The setting is all still vague in my head and only now starting to coalesce. I do _not_ want to sell anything short, so this is good advice to keep in the back of my mind.<br /><br />I have to keep reminding myself of the scale of this game. It is a very human scale which will nicely juxtapose against the larger backdrop. <br /><br />At the same time it is also a spectrum. The characters are the exception to the rule and much more powerful that the majority of the population eeking out their small lives. The characters are caught between the two extremes.CinderellaManJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-45460637167192900722010-02-11T13:36:47.586-05:002010-02-11T13:36:47.586-05:00Take the opportunity and build up magic as being m...Take the opportunity and build up magic as being magical. A +1 sword IS a big deal, and should be sold as such. The plus needs to secondary to the artifact. Same thing with spells - even a 1st level spell is amazing! Especially when you contrast against the ancient, bizarre and maddening magic of the Mythos, the (low-level) "normal" magic that characters will wield and encounter should be all the more appealing for its stability.Daniel M. Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925361410965684491noreply@blogger.com