Phntm888 Posted June 30, 2022 Clone Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hello! I saw the ad on the OGMW site, and I came over to check it out. I've never played the system, but it looks interesting. I'll see about working out a character. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthr4xus Posted June 30, 2022 Author Clone Share Posted June 30, 2022 27 minutes ago, Phntm888 said: Hello! I saw the ad on the OGMW site, and I came over to check it out. I've never played the system, but it looks interesting. I'll see about working out a character. Sounds good. Let me know if you have any questions. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGoblin Posted June 30, 2022 Clone Share Posted June 30, 2022 Looks fun, but you also look pretty full. You are still looking for people? I had tried a to join a kids on brooms game before, but it died before birth, so I am at least a little familiar with the rules, but have not played it before. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthr4xus Posted July 1, 2022 Author Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 Pretty sure it was the previous game like this that I tried to run on the old site. It died on the vine. We've got a good group here, but I'm pretty sure we can make room for a King. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGoblin Posted July 1, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 I think you are right. We got too involved in figuring out classes and sports and such, lost momentum, and never actually got started. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGoblin Posted July 1, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 Skilled at... Looks much more powerful than Trained in... Or even Studied in.... Am I misinterpreting how it works? Seems too strong for a single Strength. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Silver Posted July 1, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 A couple of the strength's are a bit paraphrased from the book. In the book it specifies that Skilled at... is meant to be a specific skill with gm discretion. Although it gives no examples the way that is phrased makes me think it is meant to be much more narrow then the Trained/Studied/Master line which are meant to apply to a whole magic type. That's how it all reads to me anyways. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthr4xus Posted July 1, 2022 Author Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) I can see that reasoning. I was still applying "Skilled at..." to a whole magic type as to my understanding it was demonstrating a strong natural inclination/affinity for one type of magic, while the Trained/Studied/Master line is available to everyone. Maybe there should be some kind of prerequisite of a certain (probably d10+) base die size in the related magic type to take "Skilled at...", although I like the idea of a student that is mechanically weak in that skill but occasionally generates huge results, kind of like a Wild Magic Surge? Edited July 1, 2022 by Anthr4xus (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGoblin Posted July 1, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Yeah, I see that the book says Skilled At... has you choose a skill, while Trained In... has a type of magic. Since Skilled At... gives +3, and makes routine use automatic, if it can be used on magical skills, it would be slightly better than Studied In..., which also gives +3 but without the automatic success, and costs two Strengths. So, slightly better, at half the cost. And since a Faculty member may only have Studied In..., as that is the default, that may mean a first year student could potentially do magic better than their teachers. I can see the reasoning that they mean a specific skill, like Research, or Mechanic, or Acrobatics, rather than a whole type of magic. The rules don't do a good job of giving an example of what they mean. Heh. I'm willing to go with whatever ruling you want, though, since it sounds like you are being generous. 🙂 Edited July 1, 2022 by KingGoblin (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthr4xus Posted July 1, 2022 Author Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 Having reviewed the wording, I think KingGoblin and Summer Silver's summaries are accurate. Skilled At... requires specification of a specific skill, not a magic type. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGoblin Posted July 1, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 Can it be a magic skill? Like, Illusions, or Potions, or Transfiguration? My initial guess is no, since that's still really powerful, but I figure I should ask. On the other hand, this system is basically Kids with Bikes, except with magic, and having a skill like Mechanics or Lockpicking or, I don't know, Karate would be really powerful in a game without magic. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthr4xus Posted July 1, 2022 Author Clone Share Posted July 1, 2022 I would be totally fine for it to be a magic skill. I think is is a reversal of my comment on someone's character sheet. The power of it really depends on how easily you can shoehorn that skill into whatever you are doing. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Kestrel Posted July 2, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 2, 2022 Should we start working on character relationships? Would anyone like to be the person who introduced Meera to the magical world? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGoblin Posted July 2, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 2, 2022 I'd offer Artie, but his family is full of dark mages. Not sure she would be too trusting of him and his. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Kestrel Posted July 2, 2022 Clone Share Posted July 2, 2022 Maybe they became friends before she learned that part? 🙂 Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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