From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Mon Sep 28 13:01:57 1998 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id NAA02245; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:01:57 +1200 Received: from smtp2.ihug.co.nz (root@tk2.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.14]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id NAA02235 ; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:01:56 +1200 Received: from [209.76.149.138] (p10-max33.akl.ihug.co.nz [209.76.149.138]) by smtp2.ihug.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA16803 ; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:58:41 +1200 Message-Id: <199809280058.MAA16803@smtp2.ihug.co.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:06:01 +1200 Subject: Agenda Item re Ritual magic From: flamis@pop.ihug.co.nz (Jacqui Smith) To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Reply-To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Loop: dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a message to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Further to discussion last meeting, I propose the following rules amendments: 1. Unless otherwise specified in the ritual description, rituals neither backfire nor produce multiple effects. Rationale: The less time spent in casting a spell the greater the chance that a mistake is made and the mana goes awry producing a backfire result. Thus pulse-casting is riskier than minute-casting. Ritual magic channels mana slowly and carefully over a period of (most commonly) a full hour, eliminating the risk of backfire from all but the most difficult work. 2. Ritual spell preparation eliminates the risk of both backfire and multiple effect from spell-casting. Rationale: As above, plus a) makes ritual spell preparation more worthwhile, and b) provides a mechanism, albeit a time-consuming one, for ranking spells without risking backfire, and thus eliminating all those ranking rolls! And a small plea to remove an inconsistency - Earth mage healing is the only spell in the book which has material components without producing a physical product. It's also a five-minute cast. Perhaps a poultice of a specific healing herb like Amaranth should be required? And one minute to cast? Jacqui -- See message headers to unsubscribe from --