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g33k:

--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on January 10, 2019, 10:02:47 AM --- Warden swords are definitely okay, though, so if you're asking specifically about the lightsaber it should be fine.
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... ?
I thought that what made the Warden-swords "ok" to kill with was that -- as a tool for killing -- they're ... just swords.  Very finely-crafted, ultra sharp like they're fresh off the whetstone... but swords.  If you get stabbed somewhere fatal, they kill you; if you get stabbed somewhere non-fatal, they don't.  Are they written up in the DFRPG system with extra +StabbyKilly ?

As tools I think they are ultra-tough, harder to break than an ax or other heavyweight chopping-tools, etc.

But it's mostly their anti-magic that makes them fearsome to wizards.

Have I overlooked some  extra +StabbyKilly ?
 

Ghostfreak:
Can you help me understand the math? Because I read that your foci should not be higher than your Lore and from the looks of it. The total is much higher than 5, unless I am misunderstanding something.

Taran:
A focus gives you a bonus to power or control

A crafting focus gives you a bonus to crafting Power or Frequency. 

So, for casting spells, +2 power makes your conviction effectively two points higher for drawing power.

For crafting, Power makes your Lore effectely two points higher for the purpose of all your enchanted items.

When I get some time, I can do a more detailed(and accurate) tally of enchanted items

Ghostfreak:
I would definitely like to see that as I felt its easier to jot all of this down in my notebook for ease of use.

Also what are the limits of what I can do with soulfire? Is there a resource of someone here who used it to great effect?

Taran:

--- Quote from: Ghostfreak on January 21, 2019, 07:02:14 PM ---Also what are the limits of what I can do with soulfire? Is there a resource of someone here who used it to great effect?

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Soulfire works exactly how Thematic spellcasting(YS pg. 284) works - like Kemlerin Necromancy, Biomancy, Diobalism, Ectomancy etc..

Lets say you have Ectomancy.  You have access to all forms or Ritual Casting  and Channeling(Spirit)but the Narration and flavour of your casting involves ghost.

So, you could place a ward that does mental damage skinned as binding a ghost to guard the area and who manifests to intruders, scaring them to death.

Or you could use conjuration but only on Spirits and ghosts.  Divination but it takes the form of a seance where you ask ghosts for information.

Soulfire is the same way.  (Read sponsored magic on Page 287 and Soulfire on 292)

All your rituals and evocations will have to be in line with the Sponsor's agenda and the flavour of the spells will take a form related to the White God.  Or The Light Side of the Force.  A good idea is to read up on the Jedi Code:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_Code

And let that inform you on the kind of stuff you can do.  Ultimately, IMO, I think the Light Side and SoulFire are, essentially, the same.  Dresden Canon would imply it, based on Butters wielding a Sword as a lightsaber. 

I played a half-fomor who used soulfire...You might be interested in reading it to get ideas but that character's soulfire was much more 'holy-white-god' type magic.

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