(RANT) Magic restricted while more expensive!

[isoChron]

Hmmm, the gem thing reminds of the novels by R.A. Salvatore ... "The Demon awakens".
Nice idea though but bad implementation in the rules.
Did your wizard still use a spellbook ? How many bucks did your wizard spend for scribing a spell in the book ? Does a greater gem (say for 3rd level) supersede the lesser ones (1st or 2nd level).
As long as it equals (roughly) the costs of a spellbook with the Eschew Materials feat used it sounds nice.
Hmm, how about a spellbook that grants the Eschew Material metamagic feat each time you learn a spell of this book ?
Well, that doesn't belong here.

BYE

 

[MerakSpielman]

...If she wants my opinion but not my REAL opinion, she should tell me before...

Welcome the world of women...

 

[DreamChaser]

Welcome the world of women...

right...because men haven't been doing this same thing (in large political/social organizations no less) for centuries

its just when men do it, we call it "science" or "rationale" or "parlementary procedure" or some other drivel. or even worse: STATISTICS!!!!!!!

Really though, it sounds like this situation worked out okay. SHE decided that she was out of her depth and quit running the game. I wish some of my past players would have realized that

Just one suggestion, though: do NOT (and I mean this from the bottom of my heart) revise her gem rules and try to implement them. I can virtually guarantee that she would FREAK. Maybe in 3.5 years when she has moved on to potion magic it MIGHT be safe but I still wouldn't risk it.

DC

 

[Dougal DeKree]

Did your wizard still use a spellbook ? How many bucks did your wizard spend for scribing a spell in the book ? Does a greater gem (say for 3rd level) supersede the lesser ones (1st or 2nd level).
As long as it equals (roughly) the costs of a spellbook with the Eschew Materials feat used it sounds nice.
BYE

Hi isoChron,

Yes, i still had to use a spellbook, scribing spells was the standard-procedure from the corebooks, a greater gem would supersede a lesser gem, but a gem is priced exponentially, e.g. a gem for 3rd-lvl spells with the fire/evocation descriptor costs about 9 times what a scroll of fireball would cost (standard price).
So, with a gem for each element (let's say i would like to be able to cast protection from elements against any element - i need different gems here) i end up REALLY broke. The solution here is diamonds that can be used for every sphere, BUT the are 20times the price of a single-sphere gem of the same height.

As you can guess, i would have proceeded another 1 lvl of wiz for the buff spells and then go singlely towards fighter...

Oh, btw., clerics only need their holy symbol for any spell they can cast...

Dougal DeKree, retired gnomish Illusionist

 

[Dougal DeKree]

Just one suggestion, though: do NOT (and I mean this from the bottom of my heart) revise her gem rules and try to implement them. I can virtually guarantee that she would FREAK. Maybe in 3.5 years when she has moved on to potion magic it MIGHT be safe but I still wouldn't risk it.
DC

Hey Dreamchaser,

no worries, though i liked the gem-style-thing, i won't introduce it for sure - as i said: all i want to have is a game with standard rules and maybe some fixes, where they are necessary (harm...)

What i MIGHT do, however, is to introduce female casters using candle-magic and making dirty comments about them and their rituals every now and then (she is a feminist, ya know?)

Dougal DeKree, retired gnomish Illusionist

 

[DreamChaser]

What i MIGHT do, however, is to introduce female casters using candle-magic and making dirty comments about them and their rituals every now and then (she is a feminist, ya know?)

they're not strangly shaped candles are they?


hmmm. let's not go there

DC

 

[kreynolds]

Hi! I have a situation here...

Fake. This has to be fake. This kind of thing doesn't really happen. Does it?

 

[Kahuna Burger]

What i MIGHT do, however, is to introduce female casters using candle-magic and making dirty comments about them and their rituals every now and then (she is a feminist, ya know?)

Well, what I've known from your second post was that you had problems with this woman as a woman and should probably just switch to a nice boys club group where you'd be happy. But thanks for confirming it.

Next time just say "I have personal problems with my DM" and don't waste everyone's time pretending there's actually a issue that you would present fairly or accept any useful advice on. It will save time.

Kahuna Burger

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Re: Re: (RANT) Magic restricted while more expensive!

Fake. This has to be fake. This kind of thing doesn't really happen. Does it?

Sort of, you never get the whole story from one person, and he's made it pretty clear that he has personal issues with this DM since. Sounds like she suggested a rule he didn't like, he flamed it instead of suggesting adjustments, and it went from there. Same old, same old.

Kahuna Burger

 

[Danyon Dehlmari]

Hmm...

Being a "player" who loves house rules...

I've got the following to say:

1. Don't use the: "It's not balanced and here's why..."

Instead, just point out the flaws you see with the DMs system. As much as I support HR's especially in regards to "world" flavor, I have *no* problem telling my DM what I don't like. I'm also quick to praise what I do like.

Sounds like your DM is just trying to add more flavor to the game. Perhaps some suggestions of your own might help that?