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Beneficent Death Curses
drnuncheon:
--- Quote from: KOFFEYKID on April 30, 2010, 12:05:11 AM ---I was thinking, Death Curses have such a bad rep, nothing says that a Death Curse has to be a curse. All a Death Curse is a huge thaumaturgic ritual that uses all of somebodies life force.
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Very true, but as Harry often says, when you work magic you have to mean it, so I would definitely be taking a very close look at the character of the dying wizard before allowing it. (there's also the possibility that magic powered by death might have an unpleasant edge to it that you might not want attached to your blessing)
In game terms, I'd at a minimum expect a character to be tagging one or more aspects relating to the target of his blessing, and I would certainly be looking for any compellable aspects that would interfere with his selfless act. Someone who has aspects relating to self-sacrifice and love for another character who is in immediate danger? A death blessing seems appropriate. Someone with aspects like "vengeful" and "quick-tempered" who tries to cast a death blessing on someone is going to have a much harder time.
KOFFEYKID:
Well, yes, it is powered by death, but in the case of a blessing one could say it is instead powered by self sacrifice. It just depends on your perspective. Certainly you have to agree that there are things worth dying for.
Cajun Guy:
It could work. For example, in changes if harry would have gotten capped he might have used the last of his magic to do something to protect or hide his his daughter. It probably would have been destructive or somthing like her touch kills vampires or whatnot. Depends on when he would die. If you die trying to save someone or something then I think it wouldn't have to be a curse, but you would have to have a really good reason I'd imagine.
mroehler:
A death blessing? That sounds suspiciously like what happens in Harry Potter (the "magic of love"); is that REALLY what you want to have in your game?
Deadmanwalking:
--- Quote from: mroehler on April 30, 2010, 03:56:39 AM ---A death blessing? That sounds suspiciously like what happens in Harry Potter (the "magic of love"); is that REALLY what you want to have in your game?
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Why not? Love and sacrifice are important thematic and mystical elements of the Dresden Files. Look at Amorrachius, just for example.
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