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;Muscle
 
;Muscle
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:✓ Violent, forceful, relies upon physicality and raw power.  Able to cast using only gestural elements; requires no incantation for spells, but cannot cast if physically restrained.
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:✓ Aggressive, forceful, and relies upon physicality and raw power.  Able to cast using only gestural elements; requires no incantation for spells.
 
;Agility
 
;Agility
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:Quick, fluid, tough to pin down.  +2 to Evade offensive spells.
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:✓ Quick, fluid, and tough to pin down.  If the caster successfully dodges an attack spell, he gets +4 on his next Attack Spell.
 
;Endurance
 
;Endurance
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:✓ Steadfast, sturdy, skilled at manipulating the flow of life energy.  Channeling Health into Mana has no Fate cost.
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:✓ Steadfast, sturdy, and skilled at manipulating the flow of life energy.  Channeling Health into Mana has no Fate cost.
 
;Intellect
 
;Intellect
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:✓ Studious, scholarly, well-versed in recognizing and responding to the arcane.  When this character makes a successful Counterspell, his opponent takes the difference in opposed rolls as Damage.
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:✓ Studious, scholarly, and well-versed in recognizing and responding to the arcane.  When this character makes a successful Counterspell, his opponent takes the difference in opposed rolls as Damage.
 
;Insight
 
;Insight
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:✓ Intuitive, sensitive, adept at unraveling negative magic.  When this character makes a successful Dispel, she receives Mana equal to the original casting cost of the nullified spell.
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:✓ Intuitive, sensitive, and adept at unraveling negative magic.  When this character makes a successful Dispel, she receives Mana equal to the original casting cost of the nullified spell.
 
;Cunning
 
;Cunning
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:Devious, pragmatic, excels at finding and exploiting weaknesses. '''Needs an interesting bonus'''
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:✓ Devious, pragmatic, and excels at knowing the odds. Can identify other mages and their Casting Attributes on sight.
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;Personality
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;Charm
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:Confident, charming, especially effective one-on-one.  +1 bonus to Casting roll against single targets.
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:✓ Confident, personable, and at home addressing large groups.  +2 bonus to Casting roll against multiple targets.
 
;Persuasion
 
;Persuasion
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:Glib, loquacious, mesmeric. Able to cast using only incantations; requires no gestural component for spells, but cannot cast if muted.
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:✓ Glib, loquacious, and especially effective one-on-one. +2 bonus to Casting roll against a single target.
 
;Presence
 
;Presence
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:Charismatic, glamorous, best when addressing groups.  The caster acts as though he has one bonus rank in spells for the purpose of determining their Area of Effect (i.e. his rank 2 Fireball may affect an area equivalent to a rank 3 Fireball; all other aspects of the spell remain at rank 2).
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:✓ Charismatic, glamorous, and mesmeric.  Able to cast using only incantations; requires no gestural component for spells.
 
;Courage
 
;Courage
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:Needs associated casting traits and interesting bonus'''
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:✓ Selfless, protective, and skilled at mystically defending others.  Can Counterspell spells targeted at allies, not just themselves.
 
;Psyche
 
;Psyche
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:Needs associated casting traits and interesting bonus'''
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:Iron-willed, unflappable, and projects an aura of unbreakable resolve.  Nearby allies may use this mage's Saving rolls against harmful magic instead of their own.
 
;Self-Control
 
;Self-Control
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:✓ Disciplined, meditative, trained to turn mystic energies inwards.  May channel Mana into Health '''(Needs conversion cost)'''.
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:✓ Disciplined, meditative, and trained to turn mystic energies inwards.  May channel MP into HP at the cost of 1:5.
  
 
--[[User:Tinscarecrow|Tinscarecrow]] 15:17, 27 January 2012 (EST)
 
--[[User:Tinscarecrow|Tinscarecrow]] 15:17, 27 January 2012 (EST)

Latest revision as of 22:00, 30 March 2012

Casting Attribute Selection

I'm very enamored of the player being able to choose ANY of the 12 base attributes as her casting attribute and receive a small magic bonus for it -- this allows greater customization, encourages tactical combat, and aids roleplaying. That said, at present our rough draft of this list is uneven -- some may be much more beneficial than others, and a few were hard enough to visualize that we haven't come up with any satisfactory bonuses.

Muscle
✓ Aggressive, forceful, and relies upon physicality and raw power. Able to cast using only gestural elements; requires no incantation for spells.
Agility
✓ Quick, fluid, and tough to pin down. If the caster successfully dodges an attack spell, he gets +4 on his next Attack Spell.
Endurance
✓ Steadfast, sturdy, and skilled at manipulating the flow of life energy. Channeling Health into Mana has no Fate cost.
Intellect
✓ Studious, scholarly, and well-versed in recognizing and responding to the arcane. When this character makes a successful Counterspell, his opponent takes the difference in opposed rolls as Damage.
Insight
✓ Intuitive, sensitive, and adept at unraveling negative magic. When this character makes a successful Dispel, she receives Mana equal to the original casting cost of the nullified spell.
Cunning
✓ Devious, pragmatic, and excels at knowing the odds. Can identify other mages and their Casting Attributes on sight.
Charm
✓ Confident, personable, and at home addressing large groups. +2 bonus to Casting roll against multiple targets.
Persuasion
✓ Glib, loquacious, and especially effective one-on-one. +2 bonus to Casting roll against a single target.
Presence
✓ Charismatic, glamorous, and mesmeric. Able to cast using only incantations; requires no gestural component for spells.
Courage
✓ Selfless, protective, and skilled at mystically defending others. Can Counterspell spells targeted at allies, not just themselves.
Psyche
Iron-willed, unflappable, and projects an aura of unbreakable resolve. Nearby allies may use this mage's Saving rolls against harmful magic instead of their own.
Self-Control
✓ Disciplined, meditative, and trained to turn mystic energies inwards. May channel MP into HP at the cost of 1:5.

--Tinscarecrow 15:17, 27 January 2012 (EST)

  • I thought Courage had +1 to MDEF ―Double Compile 11:16, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  • Also, I think we should switch Persasion and Presence. I like the idea of the singing of the spell for people who cast with Presence. ―Double Compile 14:08, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  • I vote to move the "speak; no gesture" note from Persuasion to Presence ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote Cunning is "+2 Casting offensive spells" ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote 1:5 Mana:Health for Self-Control conversions ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote Persuasion is "+2 Casting against single targets" because Persuasion involves understanding the behavior of others as much as your own ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote Personality is "+2 Casting against multiple targets" ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote Courage is +2 to Casting Utility spells ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote Psyche is +2 to Save versus Utility spells ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote that Courage is the ability to counterspell the spells coming in to an ally. ―Double Compile 00:08, 23 February 2012 (EST)
  • I vote that Psyche is the ability to roll a save for a party member targeted by a detrimental spell
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