Wizard \ Magic related questions (new player)

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LordSamuel
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So, me and my GM trying to figure out how exactly magic works, and i have couple of questions that lefts me with dazzle in my head.

Basically, here they are:
  • Can Petty Magic be channeled?
  • Petty Magic are considered Mesmerized?
  • Learning new spells for Petty Magic, how much EXP I must spend? For example, I have 3 WP Bonus, to learn a new spell i must pay WPBonus x3 (150XP) or WPBonus x1 (50EXP)?
  • After acquiring Arcane Lore, can i learn Necromancy Lore or not? In Talent description it says Yes, in Magic Description it says that Dark and Chaos Lores are for NPCs.
  • If I can learn Necromancy(or Daemonology) spells, are there any bonuses that adds effect to every spell (for example, as for Fire Lore, all spells sets Ablaze targets of the spells, if you wish so, but for Dark Magic there are no effects described in Magic Section, is it intentional, or not?
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Orin J.
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-You can't channel petty magic (partly because the casting number is always 0, which makes channeling moot)
-Yes, you memorize all petty mgic, there are none in the grimore.
-Learning new spell costs are a little poorly explained, so i'll try to simplify it for you.

When you take the petty magic feat you instantly get your willpower bonus (which is your willpower divided by ten, or just the tens column if you're lazy with math) of petty spells. petty spells are always memorized for purposes of the game's system, and do not require a teacher normally. you may, between adventures, purchase new petty spells using the costs listed in the talent.

whenever you learn a new petty magic spell, you calculate the cost based on the number of spells you already have. so as long as your spells are the same total as your willpower bonus, you pay the cost of learning a spell x1. Since you get your willpower bonus in spells for taking the feat, the first additional spell will always be at the X1 cost (barring you losing willpower somehow). you would only pay the cost at a x3 multiplier once you have more than three times your willpower bonus.

-Necromancy is a dark lore, and is intended for NPCs. if the GM wants he can let you learn it anyways, and the rules explictly state you can learn an arcane lore AND a dark lore.
-The dark lores are only stop-gaps for the GM tou wrangle with while he's making NPCs and things like lore bonuses have been overlooked to save space (which they used mostly to remind you the rules are optional 80 times)

if you want more dark magic, i have made an article on Fimir which contains a set of spells for their use at the end. finding a scroll or two in a forgotten crypt in a bog wouldn't be out of reason. you can find it in the homebrew part of the forum, and i hope you'll leave some feedback if you use them.
LordSamuel
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Thanks about Petty Magic Clarification, makes much more sense to me now
Orin J. wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:57 pm -Necromancy is a dark lore, and is intended for NPCs. if the GM wants he can let you learn it anyways, and the rules explictly state you can learn an arcane lore AND a dark lore.
-The dark lores are only stop-gaps for the GM tou wrangle with while he's making NPCs and things like lore bonuses have been overlooked to save space (which they used mostly to remind you the rules are optional 80 times)
Very weird, really. At least they could make Errata to add those bonuses, but who am i to judge.
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Orin J.
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LordSamuel wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2019 2:17 pm Thanks about Petty Magic Clarification, makes much more sense to me now
Orin J. wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:57 pm -Necromancy is a dark lore, and is intended for NPCs. if the GM wants he can let you learn it anyways, and the rules explictly state you can learn an arcane lore AND a dark lore.
-The dark lores are only stop-gaps for the GM tou wrangle with while he's making NPCs and things like lore bonuses have been overlooked to save space (which they used mostly to remind you the rules are optional 80 times)
Very weird, really. At least they could make Errata to add those bonuses, but who am i to judge.
they will likely expand on dark magic in a realm of sorcery book if they get that far.
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