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Sanctaphrax:
I think I'd go with "use Lore + 2 to play video games and to know things about video games". Presumably, when there's a Video Game Magician character gaming skills and knowledge are important.
I included the +2 because it's still a pretty narrow bonus even then. I mean, you can't destroy vampires by beating them at Call of Duty.
PS: Writing balanced powers is mostly a matter of practice. If you keep playing and fiddling with mechanics, eventually you'll be good at it.
Though you do have to care. If your attitude is that balance isn't terribly important, no amount of practice will make you good.
S1C0:
that is a good balanced one i think i may go with that, how would it look written up?
Taran:
what about a +1(power) bonus to video game themed enchanted items. Or something like that...or maybe an extra use. (like finding a power-pack or med-kit in a video game).
Edit: I guess it would be worded as: One free enchanted item slot to be used on a video game themed item.
So then it could be it's own device or it could add 1 power or 2 extra uses to an existing one.
Sanctaphrax:
--- Quote from: S1C0 on January 18, 2014, 02:53:52 PM ---that is a good balanced one i think i may go with that, how would it look written up?
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Something like this, maybe:
VIDEO GAME MAGIC [-4]
Description: You can draw upon the magical power of video games.
Sponsor: The collective wishful thinking of the world's video gamers and the innocence of play.
Agenda: Beat the enemy, win the game, play again. Do it all in a "fun" and "fair" way.
Evocation: Video Game Magic evocations work by temporarily creating things from video games in the real world. An attack might be a virtual explosive conjured out of thin air, while a shield might be a video game character who protects the caster for the duration of the spell. All such effects look as realistic or unrealistic as the games they originate from.
Thaumaturgy: If it involves video games, a Video Game Magic ritual can probably do it. Summoning things from video games, travelling into video games, and trapping people in video games are all possible.
Evothaum: All rituals that may be cast with Video Game Magic may be cast with Evocation's speed and methods.
Extra Benefits: A character with Video Game Magic may use their Lore skill plus two to play video games and to know things about video games.
S1C0:
At Sanctaphrax
that is epic man just what i was thinking. :D
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