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<blockquote data-quote="SMHWorlds" data-source="post: 7737921" data-attributes="member: 6853809">Cannot say I am excited about resonance or even see where it makes sense. I assume you will need resonance to make magic items? So making a potion of healing would (maybe, in theory) cost resonance and then using it would cost resonance, why does a potion not come with the resonance already added? Since it is a one use item?And &quot;Wand&quot; spam is not a system problem; it is a play problem. If a GM wants to not sell magic items, they should just say &quot;sorry, non available&quot;. If it is part of the rules of the PFS, then change those rules to reflect the paradigm you want in terms of preventing wand spam. Complication for complication sake is not equal to crunch, in my opinion. Seems more like busy work.&nbsp; Resonance could simply be the number of magic items, not including potions, that you can use or have and make work. The idea that it is based on CHA seems pretty neat to me.But Occultism, that really bothers me. It is a thoroughly modern conceit based upon the idea that anything that cannot be measured, the paranormal for instance, is studied under that term.&nbsp; Except MAGIC is a measurable force in the universe; a class of character literally writes it down in a book.&nbsp; Semiotics would be, I think (correct me if I am wrong as I am not expert) a better term if not the correct term for studying runes and symbols.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SMHWorlds, post: 7737921, member: 6853809"] Cannot say I am excited about resonance or even see where it makes sense. I assume you will need resonance to make magic items? So making a potion of healing would (maybe, in theory) cost resonance and then using it would cost resonance, why does a potion not come with the resonance already added? Since it is a one use item? And "Wand" spam is not a system problem; it is a play problem. If a GM wants to not sell magic items, they should just say "sorry, non available". If it is part of the rules of the PFS, then change those rules to reflect the paradigm you want in terms of preventing wand spam. Complication for complication sake is not equal to crunch, in my opinion. Seems more like busy work. Resonance could simply be the number of magic items, not including potions, that you can use or have and make work. The idea that it is based on CHA seems pretty neat to me. But [I]Occultism[/I], that really bothers me. It is a thoroughly modern conceit based upon the idea that anything that cannot be measured, the paranormal for instance, is studied under that term. Except [I]MAGIC [/I]is a measurable force in the universe; a class of character literally writes it down in a book. Semiotics would be, I think (correct me if I am wrong as I am not expert) a better term if not the correct term for studying runes and symbols. [/QUOTE]

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