For other types of 'self-sponsored' magic, like a pyromancer for example, compels might revolve around an intense need to start fires. Or, if you look at the symbolic aspects of fire, it could revolve around anger, purification, impulsiveness etc... These aspects then colour the wizards outlook and influence how (s)he (re)acts to a situation - in the form of compels.
Honestly that just sounds like a vanilla aspect to me. The pyromancer has the Trouble Firebug.
Honestly that just sounds like a vanilla aspect to me. The pyromancer has the Trouble Firebug.
Slightly off topic.Physical in the sense that they are typical physical symptoms of Mental Fatigue. There are other more clearly mental symptoms Im sure, but even if one could easily notice your own mental impairment from the 1st POV, Harry usually isnt introspective enough to notice much. But he gets loopy, and often lets his mind wander off on some abstraction until something jerks his attention back
The mental stress track represents your Being - your sense of self.
I always thought the current magic system represented soul fire perfectly and that there should be some other mechanic for regular spell casting.
When Harry pushed his casting, he always seemed to get physically tired or get head aches etc.. Which all seem to be physical consequences. So I think that it would model things better if regular spell casting were based off the physical track and soul fire was based on the mental track.
Not that I would actually change it - there's lots of issues with doing it that way. I just think it reflects the books better. Maybe the power would still be based on conviction since spell casting is all about Will and perception but the side effects from regular casting seems more physical.
Anyways - that's just an aside. I don't mean to derail the thread.
Which all seem to be physical consequences.
I still think there needs to be some external interaction for it to be Sponsored and not just that you're really really good. I can get behind "Self-sponsored" in a sense that you've invested time and energy and Power into some original Construct/Artifact that acts as a non-sentient conduit for the Sponsor benefits.