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<blockquote data-quote="ashockney" data-source="post: 5347292" data-attributes="member: 1363">RiskMerric, I'm sure Rel could articulate this even better than I could, however, and I'm not an owner of RM Express, but many of the books from the past edition.&nbsp; When I read your post I was reminded of similiar discussions I had with my players.&nbsp; I recall the spell system as fine, and one of the questions you should ask is why would someone cast a spell of the same level?&nbsp; This is a system that is RICH with risk.&nbsp; RM basically looks right back at you with a quizzical expresion if you say, &quot;I swing my sword&quot; or &quot;I cast my 1st level spell&quot;.&nbsp; A magician, IIRC, can cast a spell of pretty much ANY level.&nbsp; It is merely a question of time spent, risk assumed, and the outcome of a roll.&nbsp; RM did many, many things well, and this rich, austere magic system was one of them.I agree with Rel's comments that all these great austere and gritty game components are the same things that make the game so deadly, and make a campaign so difficult.&nbsp; If you want to run a campaign, or mini-campaign, it would help to have a component in the back-story up-front as to why your players will obviously get 2nd and 3rd chances (see LoTR movies...).Good gaming!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ashockney, post: 5347292, member: 1363"] [b]Risk[/b] Merric, I'm sure Rel could articulate this even better than I could, however, and I'm not an owner of RM Express, but many of the books from the past edition. When I read your post I was reminded of similiar discussions I had with my players. I recall the spell system as fine, and one of the questions you should ask is why would someone cast a spell of the same level? This is a system that is RICH with risk. RM basically looks right back at you with a quizzical expresion if you say, "I swing my sword" or "I cast my 1st level spell". A magician, IIRC, can cast a spell of pretty much ANY level. It is merely a question of time spent, risk assumed, and the outcome of a roll. RM did many, many things well, and this rich, austere magic system was one of them. I agree with Rel's comments that all these great austere and gritty game components are the same things that make the game so deadly, and make a campaign so difficult. If you want to run a campaign, or mini-campaign, it would help to have a component in the back-story up-front as to why your players will obviously get 2nd and 3rd chances (see LoTR movies...). Good gaming! [/QUOTE]

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