I have recently finished a significant update of the Magic system. I’ve added several powers and reworked a few others to cover some bases I was missing. I’ve been going through other game systems looking for stuff that I could add and I think I have a really good magic system.

I’ve changed the way that magic users are created and added a lot of Merits and Flaws for them. It should work really well now. I also added Foci required to a lot of the powers. This should make them a lot more interesting. You can use the power without the Foci but only at half your skill rank bonus. Your error range goes up and your threat range goes down as well.

I’ve also altered the skill system by adding a rank called Expert as a step between Focused and Mastery so that there is a little more progression on the higher end.

I’ve been working on the magic system a lot lately. I think that I finally have a good system for Magical Traditions. I wanted a way to make the need for Foci work without limiting the system too much. I originally had all kinds of systems about Mana and Drain and such but I slowly removed it after play testing. I realized that most of the time those systems are attempting to cause people to think about how often they use their powers but in the game they never did. There is the botch mechanic and that is all that is really needed.

Now foci are a function of magical traditions which are optional. You don’t need them to use the magic system. However they have a benefit in that you can buy magic powers after character creation which is something you normally can not do.

It should be easy to create new traditions and modify the existing ones now. It gives people an idea of what powers someone in a magical tradition would have even if they don’t actually take a tradition.

tell me what you think!

I’ve been updating the Wiki lately, using the feedback from play testing. It seems to be working fairly well. I’m working on the Players Guide pdf so that everything will be in one place.

Tell me what you think!

My Nexus D20 wiki is up with all new creatures, technology, and settings! Check it out!

http://www.wiki.garrowolf.net