How powerful should magic be?

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How powerful should magic be, in my opinion it shouldn't really be very strong.
A sword and gun battle actually involves some skill but going.

OMGWTFBBQDEATHSUPERHADDOUKEN is just a bit silly.
So I think magic should be weak.
Healing, setting fire to things, cooling down, transfiguration and then making magical spells can do things aswell which are a lot stronger.

We just need to put a couple of laws for magic, it'll be simple.
I'll do it later.

or just let them do whatever! ^_^ The real question should be, is magic allowed? Answer, yes. I think we all agree there, no?

Not how powerful the magic is. That should be up to the player character,good old manners and common sense. **Edit** Rules on it complicate things.

Magic Rules:

1. Don't blow up the World
2. As a matter of fact, don't do anything that will end the world
3. No insta-killing anyone
4. No power-playing

Bunnay wrote:Magic Rules:

1. Don't blow up the World
2. As a matter of fact, don't do anything that will end the world
3. No insta-killing anyone
4. No power-playing

LOL@ number 1

If we allow magic it will mean that people will use it for every single fight and use it for everything. Everyone will be able to do magic.
We need some pretty tight music.

I liked the idea by jelly on oil, that would limit its use.
But anyway.


Stopping powerplayers perfectly
Magic spells are more powerful based on how much time is spent on them, any disrupition. Even if your thought changes you need to start again.
One minute would do a good little telekenisis spell

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Hex wrote:Stopping powerplayers perfectly
Magic spells are more powerful based on how much time is spent on them, any disrupition. Even if your thought changes you need to start again.
One minute would do a good little telekenisis spell

The only problem is that offensive magic becomes completely obsolete with this system. Say you are ambushed, then (since you chose to be a wizard.) you have the option to sit down for half an hour to bring up some flames to defend yourself. By the time you would be done casting, you've been dead for 29 minutes.

I'm going to write up a magic system soon, I'll try and deal with these problems. Magic shouldn't be the 'be all end all' thing it usually is, but it definately shouldn't be pointless.

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Hex wrote:Stopping powerplayers perfectly
Magic spells are more powerful based on how much time is spent on them, any disrupition. Even if your thought changes you need to start again.
One minute would do a good little telekenisis spell

The only problem is that offensive magic becomes completely obsolete with this system. Say you are ambushed, then (since you chose to be a wizard.) you have the option to sit down for half an hour to bring up some flames to defend yourself. By the time you would be done casting, you've been dead for 29 minutes.

I'm going to write up a magic system soon, I'll try and deal with these problems. Magic shouldn't be the 'be all end all' thing it usually is, but it definately shouldn't be pointless.

But it should be a sort of sidearm, weaker then a sword or a gun but able to be used with a sword or a gun to great effect.

Hex what you wrote on my post, thats my new signature

lol

I think we can resolve this on a case by case basis by the GMs in each case. The simple guiding rule: Nothing ridiculous.

Plenty of rps manage fine without this much micromanagement...

It's not micromanagement, we are just trying to set rules for a very important factor, magic.
Now there are too choices, we give the players harry potter magic: they'll use magic for everything and everyone willl be a wizard
we say that magic is extremly weak and magic is used for spells, potions, healing and maybe a bit of telekenisis

Hex wrote:It's not micromanagement, we are just trying to set rules for a very important factor, magic.
Now there are too choices, we give the players harry potter magic: they'll use magic for everything and everyone willl be a wizard
we say that magic is extremly weak and magic is used for spells, potions, healing and maybe a bit of telekenisis

It is limiting player characters and will turn people away if you limit it to just that. What about elemental magic and buffs and all sorts of things people could image, without being overpowered of course. This is micromanaging and it will be hard to keep up with. It really would be best to let the players choose their kind of magic and just watch for the over powered stuff.

But overall, limiting one thing will make people happy about another.
Now some people don't like magic, some people do. If magic can do whatever the [F-word] I like as long as its not overpowered, every single characters going to be a younger version of gandalf or dumbledore.

I think the only laws for Magic should be:

1.) No destroying the world in anyway
2.) No power playing
3.) No insta-kill powers/magic/spells

And that's it. Restrictions are BAD. Free Roam is GOOD.

Hex wrote:But overall, limiting one thing will make people happy about another.
Now some people don't like magic, some people do. If magic can do whatever the [F-word] I like as long as its not overpowered, every single characters going to be a younger version of gandalf or dumbledore.

Though your last statement is an exaggeration, let's say that does happen...umm so what? If a bunch of mediocre Gandalf wannabes are having fun together let them be! As long as the overpowered rules are not broken. It is a big diverse world...plenty of room to avoid what you don't like.

Jellyfish wrote:

Hex wrote:But overall, limiting one thing will make people happy about another.
Now some people don't like magic, some people do. If magic can do whatever the [F-word] I like as long as its not overpowered, every single characters going to be a younger version of gandalf or dumbledore.

Though your last statement is an exaggeration, let's say that does happen...umm so what? If a bunch of mediocre Gandalf wannabes are having fun together let them be! As long as the overpowered rules are not broken. It is a big diverse world...plenty of room to avoid what you don't like.

But what were doing is actually encouraging people to do it.
Magic needs a problem.

Magic needs a problem? Then those that feel that way can easily work such themes into their rp.

But it just won't happen.
Persistent world should ahve the same rules for everything.
Maybe, magic backfires on you every 10 times its used, i'll happily moderate that.

Hex wrote:But it just won't happen.
Persistent world should ahve the same rules for everything.
Maybe, magic backfires on you every 10 times its used, i'll happily moderate that.

That is too time consuming to moderate! It can have the same rule..a general freer one.... No overpowered stuff.

Overpowered has diffrent meanings.
And we don't need to moderate it, people will do it of there own accord.
Magic should be weak if we have it, otherwise it just won't be as fun.

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