Interestingly enough, those hordes of orcs and goblins are probably acting as a check on the bigger, meaner, faster, stronger beasties as well (or at least providing them with an alternate food source).
Without lessening the DC values for Evocation, you are far better off using your Aspect of Power. Even at full power, you are simply not throwing around enough damage to pull your weight against other Iron Heroes characters of your level, and you will run completely out of steam *for the day*...
GURPS Voodoo: The Shadow War is probably my favorite GURPS book, and I have a ton. It is, unfortunately, out of print. Spirits still has the magic system, though.
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It scares me when some folks say there isn't a problem with the magic system. The *author* says there is a problem with it (or, rather, multiple problems).
Here, I will make it easier: Iron Heroes Spellcasting Wiki
Agreed. I seem to recall Mike saying he wanted to dump it, actually.
MI
I like that idea. Have you ever read GURPS Voodoo: The Shadow War? It has a great magic system based upon spirits. GURPS Spirits has a similar one. I would not mind seeing something along these lines for Iron Heroes.
Not me. The system did not fall far enough from the tree, as it were...
Agreed 100% on both. My first session was mostly filled with people asking questions about their characters, stunts, etc. Even by the fourth session, we are still getting our "sea legs" with the wide variety of stunts and skill challenges that are available.
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I disagree strongly. The balance between the schools is utterly atrocious. Fortunately, the various modifications in the Spellcasting Wiki seem to handle "default Iron Heroes" magic pretty well, *and* throw in other spellcasting methods and styles to boot. I just wish there were more of us...
Absolutely.
I thought the prime example was the magic system ;-)
Bingo. I would like to add that it is not just playstyles, but also play *settings*. Some folks are using Iron Heroes as a post-Apocalyptic setting, some as an ancient setting, some as a Conan/Conanesque setting, and some as...