Thean magic (Swashbuckling Adventures)
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tetsujin28
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magic of theah
As far as I know, the Magic of Theah book isn't out yet, although the heroes and villains book is.
Thean magic is much more low-key than that of standard rpg worlds, and is tied to bloodlines of noble houses, thereby giving the nobility power to back up their inheritance of powere. To give you the basics:
Avalon: Glamour magic gives the user the ability to incarnate heroes from Avalon's past, granting bonuses to certain activities, or creating stuff from glamour.
Castille: No sorcery.
Eisen: Dracheneisen armour takes the place of sorcery.
Montaigne: Porte is a form of teleport, both objects and people. Its use does, however, rip apart the fabric of the universe...
Ussura: Pyeryem gives druid-style shapechanging, eventually to the point where the user need not change form to gain the abilities.
Vesten: Laerdom, rune magic.
Vodacce: Fate Witches possess Sorte, the ability to see and manipulate fate. Only women are Fate Witches.
As far as I know, the Magic of Theah book isn't out yet, although the heroes and villains book is.
Thean magic is much more low-key than that of standard rpg worlds, and is tied to bloodlines of noble houses, thereby giving the nobility power to back up their inheritance of powere. To give you the basics:
Avalon: Glamour magic gives the user the ability to incarnate heroes from Avalon's past, granting bonuses to certain activities, or creating stuff from glamour.
Castille: No sorcery.
Eisen: Dracheneisen armour takes the place of sorcery.
Montaigne: Porte is a form of teleport, both objects and people. Its use does, however, rip apart the fabric of the universe...
Ussura: Pyeryem gives druid-style shapechanging, eventually to the point where the user need not change form to gain the abilities.
Vesten: Laerdom, rune magic.
Vodacce: Fate Witches possess Sorte, the ability to see and manipulate fate. Only women are Fate Witches.
JoeGKushner
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I'm looking forward to seeing how the book handles these different types of 'casters' if you will. It's an interesting concept that gives some importance to non-spellcasting healers.
tetsujin28
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healing
It's very different. In the original 7th Sea, there are no magical methods of healing, although the Doctor skill was pretty amazing. Of course, 7th Sea's wound system, while mechanically very different from d20 Star Wars, is in reality very similar: wounds don't matter, unless they matter, if you get my drift.
What this all means is that someone taking the Field Surgeon prestige class from Swashbuckling Adventures is going to be a prerequisate for every successful party.
It's very different. In the original 7th Sea, there are no magical methods of healing, although the Doctor skill was pretty amazing. Of course, 7th Sea's wound system, while mechanically very different from d20 Star Wars, is in reality very similar: wounds don't matter, unless they matter, if you get my drift.
What this all means is that someone taking the Field Surgeon prestige class from Swashbuckling Adventures is going to be a prerequisate for every successful party.
Thean sorcery
Castillians do get sorcery...
They've got the ability to manipulate and control fire, cause it to grow bigger, hotter, throw it, create monsters out of it that attack, etc.
No fireballs though..
You can see a sample of Thean sorcery in the Heroes, Monsters, and Villains of Theah sourcebook, which is out already. One of the NPCs, has 15 levels as a Pyereym sorcerer, and another has some Porte magic.
As far as I know, Magic of Theah will be out in November.
Banshee
Castillians do get sorcery...
They've got the ability to manipulate and control fire, cause it to grow bigger, hotter, throw it, create monsters out of it that attack, etc.
No fireballs though..
You can see a sample of Thean sorcery in the Heroes, Monsters, and Villains of Theah sourcebook, which is out already. One of the NPCs, has 15 levels as a Pyereym sorcerer, and another has some Porte magic.
As far as I know, Magic of Theah will be out in November.
Banshee
tetsujin28
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castillian sorcery
Castillian fire magic was wiped out by the Inquisition, and is really and NPC-only plot device. Similarly the Eisen entropy magic, which was wiped out by the Rilasciare. IIRC, only one NPC has ever been published with Castillian fire magic. So, for all intents and purposes, there is no Castillian sorcery. The place is taken instead by the Castillian Education and University advantages in 7th Sea, and by the same feats in SA.
Castillian fire magic was wiped out by the Inquisition, and is really and NPC-only plot device. Similarly the Eisen entropy magic, which was wiped out by the Rilasciare. IIRC, only one NPC has ever been published with Castillian fire magic. So, for all intents and purposes, there is no Castillian sorcery. The place is taken instead by the Castillian Education and University advantages in 7th Sea, and by the same feats in SA.
Castillian fire magic
I won't argue the point, given that I'm new to 7th Sea....but as I read through the Castille sourcebook, that's not what it seems to indicate. It claims that though most of the nobles of Castille who had the fire sorcery were wiped out, the Gallegos family harbors the few survivors using the sorcery (pg. 27).
It's evident that there are not many, but there are more than one...
Of course, given I've only got the two d20 books, and the Castille sourcebook, there might be more up-to-date info stating that the survivors are now gone.
Banshee
I won't argue the point, given that I'm new to 7th Sea....but as I read through the Castille sourcebook, that's not what it seems to indicate. It claims that though most of the nobles of Castille who had the fire sorcery were wiped out, the Gallegos family harbors the few survivors using the sorcery (pg. 27).
It's evident that there are not many, but there are more than one...
Of course, given I've only got the two d20 books, and the Castille sourcebook, there might be more up-to-date info stating that the survivors are now gone.
Banshee
re: Thean Magic
I'm looking for some additional suggestions for rules to augment the D20 SA guide as well as the 7th Sea gaming systems.
I've recently started work on a 7th Sea online game (http://www.treyvan.com/~swash) which will use the SA rules as a baseline and then branch out to import some of the 7th Sea D10 R&K system. I'm sure there will be faults with it that I'd like to add other rules from other systems for. Any other suggestions?
I'm planning on using the Swashbuckling Arcana system, but am definately looking for thoughts on ways to make it better and/or more 7th Sea-ish.
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I'm looking for some additional suggestions for rules to augment the D20 SA guide as well as the 7th Sea gaming systems.
I've recently started work on a 7th Sea online game (http://www.treyvan.com/~swash) which will use the SA rules as a baseline and then branch out to import some of the 7th Sea D10 R&K system. I'm sure there will be faults with it that I'd like to add other rules from other systems for. Any other suggestions?
I'm planning on using the Swashbuckling Arcana system, but am definately looking for thoughts on ways to make it better and/or more 7th Sea-ish.
-X
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