How does it work? I totally understand that its way against the laws of magic, but still. How can a spellcaster use his power to control the mind of another, especially using evocation?

I understand that evocation would be for fast and limited control (such as a small suggestion, or a distracting/stun spell), but what would be the mechanics? Like for physical effect you determine the level of mental consequence you want to inflict (+mental stress bar) and that's your spell power required?

What element would be required?

And what about illusions? Those are pretty much mental attacks. How do you manage them with the evocation system? And would it be a breach of the laws of magic?

Thanks!

If I understand correctly, the laws of magic only have jurisdiction on wizards (of any types). What about the other supernatural types. Do they have certain types of laws managing their magic?

Can Changeling, who use the sponsored seelie magic for example, mind control (charm) anyone without raising issues with the white counsel?

Hi all,

So let's say you need a quick water breathing spell. So using EVOCATION, can you simply use a spell to place an aspect on yourself (or an ally) to allow the target to breath under water?

And if you put the aspect on the target, do you need to spend a FATE point every turn to benefit from the effect?

I guess I am still struggling with the whole aspect concept. I get it when the aspect represents a temporary effect such as "stunned", "off-balance", "embarassed", etc.

But how does it work when the aspect, the way it is described, should have an effect by itself? For example, you put the aspect "On Fire!" on a target. Does he suffer stress every turn? Is the aspect only effective when someone tags it?

Thanks a lot guys!

As a norm, Can you use Might to supplement your Fists and Weapon attacks?

Hello all...

As a starter, I am not experienced with the FATE/FUDGE system, which may explain my level of confusion.

This said, I got some question with regards to the mechanics of the evocation system.

When using evocation to create an attack, the system is well comprehensible. You select the power level, you pay the stress, you roll to see if you can control the spell and voilą! Similarity, the shield/block mechanics are quite simple.

Where I got confused is when using Evocation Magic to create the "other" magical effect, which falls under the Maneuver category.

So, let's say one of the PC decides to cover one of his target in WEB/CHAINS/SLIME to essentially root him in place. Using the Evocation mechanics, he would build up a spell that would put a temporary "Rooted" aspect on his target. Clear enough...

Where I get confused is when considering the actual effect on the target.

So, if I understand the rules correctly, the only effect suffered by the target is the fact that he has a "rooted" temporary aspect on him. To push this argument one step further, he only suffer from the situation if someone tags his temporary aspect.

Is that right?

After creating a number of characters to test the rules, I noticed that spell casters are especially low on Fate Points. So putting temporary aspects on targets are close to useless. Therefore the whole Maneuver category of evocation spells may not be as useful.

What am I missing?


Thanks for the help guys!

Hello all,

Where can I find more information about the Nevernever?


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