Editing B-Grade Magic, Miracles & Rituals

Jump to: navigation, search

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision Your text
Line 4: Line 4:
 
#''Not every can cast spells. Limited to certain templates only. For humans, spells are more ritualistic in nature. For monsters, spells can be more dnd-like''
 
#''Not every can cast spells. Limited to certain templates only. For humans, spells are more ritualistic in nature. For monsters, spells can be more dnd-like''
  
−
*All spells and miracles are a full round action and cannot be combined with multiple actions.
+
=='''MAGIC'''==
 +
==='''CASTING SPELLS'''===
 +
*In B-Grade, spellcasters roll their dicepool to determine whether they have successful cast a spell.
 +
*[[Resist]] is equal to the average of Spirit and Spellcasting
 +
*Every character has a [[resist]] value (works similar to [[threat]] in combat). [[Resist]] may change according to circumstance.
 +
*To successful cast a spell against/on another character, roll Knowledge + Spellcasting
 +
**Width 2 sets work only if they are equal to or greater than the enemy's [[resist]]. Eg. a 2x6 set spell will work on someone with a [[resist]] of 6 or less. It won't work on the foe with a [[resist]] of 7
 +
**Width 3 or greater sets do NOT need to roll equal to or over [[resist]]. (''Otherwise spells are too underpowered'')
 +
*To successful cast a spell that is not against a foe (non-offensive), then generally there is no difficulty number to beat. Any set will mean a success.
  
−
=='''MAGIC'''==
 
−
==='''CASTING SPELLS and PERFORMING RITUALS'''===
 
−
*In B-Grade, to successful cast a spell, roll BRAINS + SPELLCASTING and beat the spells intensity rating
 
−
*Some spells provide a bonus to dicepool if cast in a ritualistic manner (see spell description)
 
 
*There are also circumstance modifiers that affect the chance of casting spells
 
*There are also circumstance modifiers that affect the chance of casting spells
 
**under no/minimal pressure to cast the spell (eg. not in combat and not time critical) +1d
 
**under no/minimal pressure to cast the spell (eg. not in combat and not time critical) +1d
−
**casting the spell in a ritual-like manner (with preparation time, ingredients and paraphernalia, etc) - bonus varies (See spell description)
+
**casting the spell in a ritual-like manner (with preparation time, ingredients and paraphernalia, etc) +2d
 +
 
 +
==='''ACTIVELY RESISTING'''===
 +
*Actively resisting does not involve dice, it is a full round action, and cannot be used in a multiple-action. Sets of all widths that round must be equal or greater than [[resist]] to hit (e.g width 3 sets must now be equal or greater than [[resist]] (''which means that critical effects are less likely. In effect, actively resisting doesn't do anything *in reducing the chance of a minimal success, but has a huge effect on minimising the chance of experiencing critical effects'')  
  
 
==='''FAILED SPELLCASTING'''===
 
==='''FAILED SPELLCASTING'''===
−
*If the spell fails, then the spellcaster has a -1d penalty to all future spellcasting rolls (until the caster has rested/meditated). This penalty increases by an additional -1d for every successive failed spellcasting roll.  
+
*If the spell fails (dice pool has no successes or does not beat the [[resist]] value), then the spellcaster has a -1d penalty to all future spellcasting rolls (until the caster has rested/meditated). This penalty increases by an additional -1d for every successive failed spellcasting roll.  
 
**eg. a spellcaster with 7 dice pool fails at casting a magic missile. From now on, his dice pool is 6. He next tries to cast a fireball with 6 dice pool, and succeeds. His dice pool stays at 6. If he then fails at casting a sleep spell, his dice pool would now be 5. After resting for the night, the spellcaster's dice pool resets to 7. (''with this system , there is no need for a mana mechanic or fixing the number of spells that can be cast per day. Also, the spells with the greatest effect (greatest width), are spells cast when the spellcaster is his freshest. As he casts more spells in a day, his chance of success lessens, as well as the strength of his spells. i.e. unsuccessfully casting spells is fatiguing'').
 
**eg. a spellcaster with 7 dice pool fails at casting a magic missile. From now on, his dice pool is 6. He next tries to cast a fireball with 6 dice pool, and succeeds. His dice pool stays at 6. If he then fails at casting a sleep spell, his dice pool would now be 5. After resting for the night, the spellcaster's dice pool resets to 7. (''with this system , there is no need for a mana mechanic or fixing the number of spells that can be cast per day. Also, the spells with the greatest effect (greatest width), are spells cast when the spellcaster is his freshest. As he casts more spells in a day, his chance of success lessens, as well as the strength of his spells. i.e. unsuccessfully casting spells is fatiguing'').
  
−
=='''MIRACLES'''==
+
==='''SPELL RESULTS'''===
 +
The quality of a success is different in B-Grade Magic (and is akin to combat). Each spell has a table that details the result of different width successes.
 +
Width 2 = minimal success, Width 3 = adequate success, Width 4 = Good success, Width 5 = Spectacular success
 +
 
 +
==='''EXAMPLE SPELLS'''===
 +
*'''Magic Missile'''
 +
**diff = [[Resist]] of foe
 +
**
 +
***Width2
 +
***Width3
 +
***Width4
 +
***Width5
 +
 
 +
*'''Burst of Light'''
 +
**diff = No difficulty
 +
**
 +
***Width2
 +
***Width3
 +
***Width4
 +
***Width5
 +
 
 +
=='''Miracles'''==
 
''Founding principles''
 
''Founding principles''
 
#''Miracles should be fun and easy to use. Performing miracles should feel different to spellcasting (i.e. a different mechanic'')
 
#''Miracles should be fun and easy to use. Performing miracles should feel different to spellcasting (i.e. a different mechanic'')
Line 24: Line 52:
  
 
==='''PERFORMING MIRACLES'''===
 
==='''PERFORMING MIRACLES'''===
−
*In B-Grade, miracle workers (such as priests, shamans) roll SPIRIT + FAITH to determine whether they have successful performed a miracle.  
+
*In B-Grade, miracle workers (such as priests, shamans) roll their dicepool to determine whether they have successful performed a miracle.  
−
*Miracles must beat the miracles intensity rating.  
+
*Unlike spellcasting, miracles generally do not need to beat a foe's [[resist]] difficulty. Instead, miracles must beat the miracles [[focus]] difficulty (''this means that the chance of performing a miracle is independent of the foe's strength , unlike spells that must equal or beat a foe's [[resist]]'').  
 
*To successful perform a miracle, roll Spirit + Faith
 
*To successful perform a miracle, roll Spirit + Faith
−
*There are also circumstance modifiers that affect the chance of performing miracles
+
**Width 2 sets work only if they are equal to or greater than the [[focus]] of the miracle. Eg. a 2x6 set miracle will work on a foe if the miracle has a Focus6 difficulty or less. A Focus7 miracle wouldn't have worked.
−
**performed in front of a congregation (at least 20 people) +1d
+
**Width 3 or greater sets do NOT need to roll equal to or over [[focus]]. (''Otherwise miracles are too underpowered'')
 +
 
 +
*There are also circumstance modifiers that affect the chance of performing miracles, changing the dicepool of the caster
 +
**performed in front of a congregation (at least 20 people) +1dicepool
 
**the recipient of the miracle is from the same faith +1d
 
**the recipient of the miracle is from the same faith +1d
 
**the recipient of the miracle is of a similar faith (e.g an anglican performing a miracle on a pentecostal) OR has no faith (athiest) or is uncommitted (agnostic) +0d
 
**the recipient of the miracle is of a similar faith (e.g an anglican performing a miracle on a pentecostal) OR has no faith (athiest) or is uncommitted (agnostic) +0d
 
**the recipient of the miracle is from a completely different faith (e.g. an anglican performing a miracle on a taoist) -2d
 
**the recipient of the miracle is from a completely different faith (e.g. an anglican performing a miracle on a taoist) -2d
 +
 +
==='''ACTIVELY RESISTING'''===
 +
*Miracles cannot be actively resisted unless the character has the faith skill as well. It is a full-round action of denouncing the opposing faith and results in increasing the focus difficulty of the miracle by +2. Also, sets of all widths must now beat the [[focus]] difficulty to work (such as width3 sets).
  
 
==='''FAILED MIRACLES'''===
 
==='''FAILED MIRACLES'''===
−
*If the miracle fails, then the miracle worker cannot perform '''THAT''' same miracle again until he/she has communicated with God and performed a penance. After the penance is complete, access to that miracle is restored. The penance is directly related to the Focus difficulty of the miracle. For example, a failed bless miracle with focus3 would need only a nights rest + rosary in the morning (for catholics) or 20min meditation (for buddhists) to be restored. A failed Faith Healing with focus6 would need a more severe penance such as donating a week of community service in the name of your god, or a 3 day fast with nothing but water/juice (with an associated penalty to the body stat while fasting).
+
*If the miracle fails (dice pool has no successes or does not beat the [[focus]]), then the miracle worker cannot perform '''THAT''' same miracle again until he/she has communicated with God and performed a penance. After the penance is complete, access to that miracle is restored. The penance is directly related to the Focus difficulty of the miracle. For example, a failed bless miracle with focus3 would need only a nights rest + rosary in the morning (for catholics) or 20min meditation (for buddhists) to be restored. A failed Faith Healing with focus6 would need a more severe penance such as donating a week of community service in the name of your god, or a 3 day fast with nothing but water/juice (with an associated penalty to the body stat while fasting).
 +
 
 +
==='''MIRACLE RESULTS'''===
 +
Each miracle has a table that details the result of different width successes (in general Width 2 = minimal success, Width 3 = adequate success, Width 4 = Good success, Width 5 = Spectacular success).
 +
 
 +
==='''EXAMPLE MIRACLES'''===
 +
*'''Bless'''
 +
**Focus3
 +
**
 +
***Width2
 +
***Width3
 +
***Width4
 +
***Width5
 +
 
 +
*'''Faith Healing'''
 +
**Focus6
 +
**
 +
***Width2
 +
***Width3
 +
***Width4
 +
***Width5
 +
 
 +
*'''Cure Disease'''
 +
**Focus7
 +
**
 +
***Width2
 +
***Width3
 +
***Width4
 +
***Width5
 +
 
 +
*'''Exorcise'''
 +
**Focus9
 +
**
 +
***Width2
 +
***Width3
 +
***Width4
 +
***Width5

Please note that all contributions to RPGnet may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see RPGnet:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)
Retrieved from "https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/B-Grade_Magic,_Miracles_%26_Rituals"