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Some Thaumaturgical Questions
Korwin:
--- Quote from: iago on April 15, 2010, 10:33:08 PM ---Airline pilots who've flown thousands of hours still have to go through the preflight checklist every time.
Some tasks just need that kind of preparation, and the time you don't do it could prove fatal.
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In that case, preparation is really a better name than research. ;)
How about some of my other questions? *hope*
iago:
--- Quote from: Korwin on April 16, 2010, 04:46:45 AM ---How about some of my other questions? *hope*
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I'm hoping Lenny will get a chance to pop on here and talk about the construction of the rituals. I wasn't as into the nitty gritties of that part of the development process.
Korwin:
--- Quote from: Korwin on April 14, 2010, 03:28:08 PM ---
My sample will be an Air-Spirit who is supposed to carry the summoner around.
I’ll give the Spirit
* inhuman Strenght
* Wings
* Veils aka. Glamours (so nobody is wondering about that flying wizard…)
What conviction should that being have? I’ll go with Superb +5 for the example…
Containment:
5 + 4 +2 for an Aspect to be on the save side is an +12 complexity containment.
Summoning
Would be the same +12 complexity.
Binding
Binding is a full conflict.
We need (+4 for lucky dice, +4 for stress boxes, +22 for all conditions [inkluding extreme condition], +5 to extend the duration of afternoon to a month) a +35 complexity ritual.
Casting that thing would’nt be that hard, if we play it save (+1 per exchange) and took our time.
Researching it would need many declarations or skipped scenes…
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Another question: How good a workspace for researching Ritual is needed?
Page 140:
--- Quote ---... the quality of a workplace determines the highest possible difficulty of a “question” or project that you can pursue there.
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iago:
--- Quote from: Korwin on April 16, 2010, 05:44:14 PM ---Another question: How good a workspace for researching Ritual is needed?
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That's more on the "simple action" level, a single Lore roll, so one step of preparation, not the entire complexity total of a ritual.
Korwin:
Page 140 Workspace
--- Code: ---Lore - Arcane Research - Arcane Library
Lore - Arcane Spellwork & - Ritual Arcane Sanctum
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--- Quote ---As described in Scholarship (see page 142), the quality of a workplace determines the highest possible difficulty of a “question” or project that you can pursue there.
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Page 142
--- Quote ---As such, deeper, dedicated research is something that might happen when you fail a Scholarship check. Provided you are willing to spend time researching (and that the answer can be found), the only questions are how long it will take you and how good a workspace you have access to (usually a library for book things, a laboratory for experimental research, etc.) to discover the answer.
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--- Quote ---The quality of these workspaces determines the hardest possible question you can answer within them (so a question of Good difficulty requires a Good library or better).
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The description under Scholary Research doesnt really mesh with the description of Ritual Research.
But the table under Resources indicates Workspace is needed, but if its not important for the difficulty of the ritual...
For what do I need the Workspace (Arcane Library, Ritual Arcane Sanctum)? Do I need an Workspace for Item Creation?
Or can I use it like an supplementary skill?
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