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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5743605" data-attributes="member: 92511">There is, of course, the &quot;Magic=Radiation&quot; alternative.Now, how badly this effects either just the caster and/or those around him in general would be something for you to decide...i.e. just how &quot;deadly&quot; you want the working of magic to be.Does a caster have a life expectancy of months or years...or even days (or hours!), in the case of very powerful magics? Does the level of the spell effect how dangerous the &quot;exposure&quot; is? Do wizards/sorcerors/warlocks/whatever have means to &quot;offset&quot; this exposure...knowledge of how to &quot;dampen&quot; the radiation effects? Is that protection something they all strive for even as they strive to increase their mastery/power? Is it something they &quot;learn&quot; to do or some material/device/items all mages seek out...or must construct at some point in their careers?It is an interesting concept, though I've never taken the time to delevop a &quot;system&quot; to work with it. But I've often thought of the idea...magic is, afterall (in my game, at least) the summoning/harnessing of &quot;arcane energies&quot;, bent to the will of the caster (through the ancient/forgotten/occult words/gestures/formulae) to the desired effect. Consistent exposure to these un-/super-/preter-natural energies, it would seem, could easily be likened to one taking a shower in a nuclear reactor.Again, just more to think on. Do with it what you will.--SD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5743605, member: 92511"] There is, of course, the "Magic=Radiation" alternative. Now, how badly this effects either just the caster and/or those around him in general would be something for you to decide...i.e. just how "deadly" you want the working of magic to be. Does a caster have a life expectancy of months or years...or even days (or hours!), in the case of very powerful magics? Does the level of the spell effect how dangerous the "exposure" is? Do wizards/sorcerors/warlocks/whatever have means to "offset" this exposure...knowledge of how to "dampen" the radiation effects? Is that protection something they all strive for even as they strive to increase their mastery/power? Is it something they "learn" to do or some material/device/items all mages seek out...or must construct at some point in their careers? It is an interesting concept, though I've never taken the time to delevop a "system" to work with it. But I've often thought of the idea...magic is, afterall (in my game, at least) the summoning/harnessing of "arcane energies", bent to the will of the caster (through the ancient/forgotten/occult words/gestures/formulae) to the desired effect. Consistent exposure to these un-/super-/preter-natural energies, it would seem, could easily be likened to one taking a shower in a nuclear reactor. Again, just more to think on. Do with it what you will. --SD [/QUOTE]

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