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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 2709499" data-attributes="member: 3649">I have to always go with that idea: it depends on the type of magic I want in the campaign. I've liked a lot of magic systems over the years. I like Blue Rose's Arcana system a great deal because it gives me that Deryni/Valdemar feel of psionic-like magic that's good for small-scale personal things. I liked the simple magic system in Worlds of Wonder, where you could husband your Power and produce many effects over a period of time, or blow it all in one big honking spell that could melt a castle wall but leave you without spellcasting ability for hours. I liked RuneQuest's dual magic system, where you had small spells for everyday and could get very powerful spells that could only be used very rarely.I liked Ars Magica for the flexibility, mainly because I always played someone optimized for spontaneous spellcasting. I love having a character able to do that.I liked Everway's 'system' of approximating effects; a loose system given some degree of constraint.I liked the simple system in Advanced Wizard, if only because it would give you fits trying to pick youur spells. So many choices, so few intelligence points....I like GURPS Magic, because spells build on each other and I can pick and choose what I want. GURPS Voodoo and Spirits has, hands down, the best ritual magic system I've ever seen. I like the Invocations system from Urban Arcana.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 2709499, member: 3649"] I have to always go with that idea: it depends on the type of magic I want in the campaign. I've liked a lot of magic systems over the years. I like Blue Rose's Arcana system a great deal because it gives me that Deryni/Valdemar feel of psionic-like magic that's good for small-scale personal things. I liked the simple magic system in Worlds of Wonder, where you could husband your Power and produce many effects over a period of time, or blow it all in one big honking spell that could melt a castle wall but leave you without spellcasting ability for hours. I liked RuneQuest's dual magic system, where you had small spells for everyday and could get very powerful spells that could only be used very rarely. I liked Ars Magica for the flexibility, mainly because I always played someone optimized for spontaneous spellcasting. I love having a character able to do that. I liked Everway's 'system' of approximating effects; a loose system given some degree of constraint. I liked the simple system in Advanced Wizard, if only because it would give you fits trying to pick youur spells. So many choices, so few intelligence points.... I like GURPS Magic, because spells build on each other and I can pick and choose what I want. GURPS Voodoo and Spirits has, hands down, the best ritual magic system I've ever seen. I like the Invocations system from Urban Arcana. [/QUOTE]

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