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Last thing before I duck out for quite a while:
The magic system is more complicated for me running the game, but not for the players. They will see a list of known spells and guidelines for making their own. Every spellcaster will have utility spells, attack spells, as well as unique ones.
All of this math helps me to see relative power levels so I can adjust, if needed.
For example, the humans of Porta Nile have created a form of magic that uses pieces of alien technology they find.
Their magic is very good at transmitting information, divining information, weather manipulation, communication, psionics, and force fields.
It is not so good at healing, protection from fire/acid/cold, large damage spells, and necromancy.
The system allows me to easily take the spells and adjust their spell level up or down based on the strengths and weaknesses of the magic system. A Detect Thoughts spell would be a first level spell for the humans of Porta Nile, a second level spell for many others, but a third level spell for the Salt Mages of Galeon.
The May Campaign has been pushed back until the kids finish school in three weeks. There's some time to play, but my son's workload is pretty heavy.
In the meantime, I have done the heavy lifting to adapt OpenD6's Values and Measures table to imperial units. I have also added values for information (assuming 250 words per page, 500 pages to a thick book, etc.).
I'm going to leverage the OpenD6 Magic system for building the boring parts of a spell, and then offer a bonus to use random descriptors.
The reason for this is that the world my kids are exploring doesn't have a set magic system. Magic is regional, cobbled together by what folks have available. The effects are roughly the same (magic bolt to deal damage, morph into another creature, turn invisible, wards, telepathy, etc), but each region has strengths and gaps in what their magic can do.
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