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<blockquote data-quote="Asha'man" data-source="post: 4707007" data-attributes="member: 52424">Keep in mind, just because you *could* cast everything from the safety of your basement and then sleep off the effects, doesn't mean the option is available to you. Usually, (and especially in Modern, where there's no such thing as a dungeon crawl) PCs are under pressure to get things done, whether in form of a deadline or otherwise. And if magic is costly, that means any circumstance which forces you to resort to magic must be one where you have no other options, or it's critically important that something works right the first time.In a system of magic like this, I wouldn't think combat magic would be very prominent at all, and I'd say that's sensible and right. Only supernatural creatures (or VERY powerful mages, probably NPCs) would really use magic for combat or buffing, most rituals would be for utility or information. (Although the occational protective ward might be used, particuarly to defend against hostile magic)Edit: Another option, in addition to ability damage, might be costly and rare components or foci. Maybe you need a costly blend of incenses to induce a precognitive trance, or an obsidian amulet with particular Aztec religious symbols to focus a &quot;protection from fire&quot; spell</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Asha'man, post: 4707007, member: 52424"] Keep in mind, just because you *could* cast everything from the safety of your basement and then sleep off the effects, doesn't mean the option is available to you. Usually, (and especially in Modern, where there's no such thing as a dungeon crawl) PCs are under pressure to get things done, whether in form of a deadline or otherwise. And if magic is costly, that means any circumstance which forces you to resort to magic must be one where you have no other options, or it's critically important that something works right the first time. In a system of magic like this, I wouldn't think combat magic would be very prominent at all, and I'd say that's sensible and right. Only supernatural creatures (or VERY powerful mages, probably NPCs) would really use magic for combat or buffing, most rituals would be for utility or information. (Although the occational protective ward might be used, particuarly to defend against hostile magic) Edit: Another option, in addition to ability damage, might be costly and rare components or foci. Maybe you need a costly blend of incenses to induce a precognitive trance, or an obsidian amulet with particular Aztec religious symbols to focus a "protection from fire" spell [/QUOTE]

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