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WC & Focused Practitioners? *Updated Enchanted Item Question*
Mal_Luck:
Are there any requirements for joining the White Council? For instance, could a powerful Focused Practitioner join?
Can a Focused Practitioner have a Wizard's Constitution or the Soulgaze ability?
Why can't a Focused Practitioner use Refinement to increase the power/control/complexity of their Channeling/Rituals?
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*UPDATED* I'm attempting to make an enchanted defense item somewhat similar to Harry's coat.
I've got 4 Enchanted Items slots and Good(+3) Lore, I want to make a collar/necklace that creates an always-on Earth-based electromagnetic field to STOP incoming bullets of most handguns of at least all Weapon:2 (Which means I need Armor:2?)
I think I can do this by using 1 slot to make the item, and 1 slot to increase it's strength to 4. Then I halve that to make it always-on... so it has Armor:2, but only the character that made it can use it?
Would I need to do something special to make it so it only affects metal?
Deadmanwalking:
1. No, I don't think so. There are a number of tests (probably spanning Evocation and Thaumaturgy), AND a minimum strength requirement.
2. Sure. Especially if they're young and "working their way up" to being a full Wizard.
3. Because having a specialty in something, when that's the only thing you can do, get's a bit unbalancing fairly quickly. Also, if they were good enough to get Refinement, they'd be good enough to have full Evocation and/or Thaumaturgy.
Archmage_Cowl:
The requirement to joining the white council is being able to preform magic to a certain standard and variety. Largely focused practioners cant join simply because they lack versitility. A powerful focused practioner might have a wizard's constitution or a soulgaze ability though that would be more of a personal preference on wether or not the gm would allow it(i would). And my take on why they cant use refienment is because they are already refiened if you will, again though you might house rules to allow something like that.
Edit enchanted item: I think your basicly right on those accounts and maybe if you specificly only wanted it to affect metal i think that would be a more story line thing than actually costing more, like maybe if someone shoots a stone arrow at you no bonus or something like that.
Mal_Luck:
If I'm doing the math right, IF a Focused Practitioner were able to use the Refinement Ability to increase power/control/complexity he could only use it a maximum of 3 times in that way. +1/+2 Power/Control(or vice versa) for the chosen type of elemental Channeling and +1/+2 for Complexity/Control(or vice versa) for chosen type of Ritual.
Even though I'm still learning rules for the Dresden RPG, that doesn't look to overpowered.
Deadmanwalking:
Actually...you're right. Huh. I guess my second reason (if you're good enough to get Refinement you're good enough to have Evocation or Thaumaturgy already), though I can see arguments for the other side as well.
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