Whirtlestaffs Wizards Academy-Recruiting Now Complete, 7:06am 05/07/08

FreeXenon said:

Puh-lease do not slow down recruitment. I can sift through the posts and send the compilation for ya to post. Whew!

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before you sift much, go back and check post #1 and see how complete it looks. I'll do the same now.

FreeXenon said:

I think he just called you a girl!

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oooh, he's sharp he is!!

Sorry, told ya wrong, it's POST # 11 that's got all the dirt in it. (on the last page for the moment)

Leif said:

before you sift much, go back and check post #1 and see how complete it looks. I'll do the same now.

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Uh, well, not sure how to say this... but it has no actual information in it whatsoever.

Much like the rest of this thread. You've changed your mind and the rules so many times that I no longer have any clue whatsoever about what's going on. You've said things that are mutually contradictory in consecutive posts. Depending on which post I refer to, we have three different amounts of starting gold. You tell us we can copy spells from each other, but we have nowhere near enough money to do so (especially if we want familiars). You say you're giving us Collegiate Wizard as a bonus feat at 3rd level, which means we don't get any use from it at all for the first three levels. Not to mention it's only available to 1st level characters.

Please don't take this as anger or trying to disrupt the game. I still like the concept and would like to play. I think you just need to set aside a good hour or two of time and formulate a single, solid set of rules and guidelines, make sure they're viable, and then stick to them.

Zurai said:

Please don't take this as anger or trying to disrupt the game. I still like the concept and would like to play. I think you just need to set aside a good hour or two of time and formulate a single, solid set of rules and guidelines, make sure they're viable, and then stick to them.

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When you're right, you're right. Ok, my bad, it's not post #1 that has the info, it's post #11, and I've just been adding more stuff to it now, so I think it's almost complete.

But, as you say, this is just getting to be a fiasco.

Leif said:

The answer to #2 is: WHATTT?? Are you saying that you would make a scroll of a spell that you DON'T even know?? That ain't gonna happen, dude! And, as far as paying for a scroll of a spell that's higher level than you currently cast, casting it even from a scroll is not a guaranteed success, and, anyway, it needs to be done in the game.

I think perhaps "your eyes are already bigger than your stomach," so to speak. This game is NOT all about the magic items and having the most tricked out spellbook. Everyone will be best served by allowing PLENTY of room for the characters to grow and develop more power on down the road. If you make a character that already has everything that you want, then what's the point of playing the game?

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Calm down there. You completely overreacted. I'm just talking about doing something like maybe buy a scroll of Mage Armor and using it to craft Bracers of Armor for example. Or maybe hiring someone to cast Shield to help me make a Broach of Shielding. I'm definitely not talking about making or using scrolls of higher level spells. You were reading way too much into what I was asking.

Mainly what I wanted for my character was a Heward's Handy Haversack. I was wondering if I could hire someone to cast the needed spell for me while I made it, but since you say no, that's fine with me. I was just asking, not trying to be greedy.

No hard feelings?

KerlanRayne

Hey, no need to get down about it. People are as excited to play this as just about any other game I've seen start up here, and the more excited they are about it the more outlandish they seem to get

Just take a little time and work up a comprehensive rules post and I think all the confusion will clear up right quick.

Reposted cuz I think it got lost in the rapid page growth.

Oh hey...question.

We get spells for free each level, that's clear.

How do you want to handle the cost of spell scribing though? Spells we get from other sources...be they through purchased scrolls, or from the paid privilege of copying from another's spellbook, cost quite a bit of gold to scribe. With only 220gp to start with, that won't cover the cost of much scribing...especially since it has to cover any equipment we want as well.

Is this intentional?

I just want my gnome illusionist....

Shayuri said:

How do you want to handle the cost of spell scribing though? Spells we get from other sources...be they through purchased scrolls, or from the paid privilege of copying from another's spellbook, cost quite a bit of gold to scribe. With only 220gp to start with, that won't cover the cost of much scribing...especially since it has to cover any equipment we want as well.

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He answered this recently.

Leif said:

Likewise, you can copy from each other's spell books freely even before the game begins. JUST KEEP A CAREFUL RECORD OF WHICH SPELLS YOU STARTED OUT WITH, WHICH ONES YOU GAINED AT 2ND AND 3RD LEVEL, AND WHICH ONES YOU GOT FROM FRIENDS. Once we get started good, I'll let you know when it is ok to re-copy your spell books to just throw them all in the same pot (as it were). And, also likewise, no costs will be incurred for copying spells into your spell books before the game. I'll even give you a pass on the Spellcraft checks!

And Zurai has an excellent point! You should probably wait to see who is accepted into the game to copy spells.

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Is that what you were looking for?

KerlanRayne