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Custom Powers Master List (Work In Progress)
Sanctaphrax:
Perhaps. I`m balancing against All Creatures Are Equal Before God here.
If you would like to discuss this, please make a new thread. This one has a topic of its own.
Sanctaphrax:
BIBLIOMANCY [-4]
Description: You can project the world of the word into the real world. Nothing from the world of the word can exist without context as it would lose its meaning and therefore its existence. Monsters drawn from books remain monsters and heroes, heroes.
Sponsor: Bibliomancy draws upon the world of words for its powers. The world of words is essentially a conglomeration of everything ever written, from novels to textbooks. It is not actually sentient, but it has a sort of will nonetheless.
Agenda: The world of words has no concrete agenda, but it is generally in favour of knowledge and against the destruction of books. Sometimes it will try to force reality into the shape of a novel.
Evocation: Bibliomantic evocations make use of the Word element. Word evocations generally function by bringing things from the world of words into reality. This can create almost any evocation effect, but it requires access to written material containing the desired effect.
Thaumaturgy: Bibliomantic rituals can blur the line between text and truth, perform a wide variety of divinations with a textual thematic, create books or other associated objects, and open portals to certain realms.
Evothaum: Bibliomancers may summon creatures from books, divine written things, and create written materials with the speed and methods of evocation.
Extra Benefits: A Bibliomancer adds two to his or her Resources skill when using it to determine Library quality or to purchase a new Library. In addition, a Bibliomancer may use a Library of any sort as an Arcane Sanctum of an equal rating.
Tedronai:
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on December 17, 2011, 04:16:11 AM ---Evocation: Bibliomantic evocations make use of the Word element. Word evocations generally function by bringing things from the world of words into reality. This can create almost any evocation effect, but it requires access to written material containing the desired effect.
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This seems to be edging into 5-refresh territory, to me. If not blowing right through it.
Sanctaphrax:
Really?
I figured that "you need a book" was about as broad as the restrictions on Spirit evocation.
If you think it's too much, it can be toned down. Any suggestions?
Tedronai:
I'd compare it instead to Soulfire's 'all agenda-compatible thaumaturgy', which, by my reckoning, makes up the greatest part of Soulfire's 5th refresh.
That said, I don't think it needs to be 'toned down' at all, but rather just needs to be costed appropriately.
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