Idle mage time - Page 3

Poopsi · #1 October 22nd, 2008, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

Might be fun to have a few more Pretender chassis that are gem-producers, or can turn into gem-producers, though. Especially for some of the gems that don't have forgeable item-makers, like bloodstones, clams, or fever fetishes. I can't think of any Pretenders that make Death gems, currently. for instance-but I might be forgetting something.

I made one death-gem-making pretender a while ago.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...light=amethist

vfb · #2 October 21st, 2008, 10:02 PM

There's a bit of that in CB1.3 right now. And some pretenders that used to get one or two get more. Here's the gods that were changed:

Mother of Rivers
Monolith
Oracle
Fountain of Blood
Lord of Rebirth
Son of the Sun
Lord of Plenty
Mother of Lions

HoneyBadger · #3 October 21st, 2008, 10:21 PM

Do any get death-gems? I always seem to run short on those.

konming · #4 October 21st, 2008, 10:32 PM

In CBM, Lord of Rebirth gets death gem. Also the famous artifact The Sickle Whose Corp is Pain can reliably produce 10-30 death gems per turn if you use it right.

Dragar · #5 October 21st, 2008, 10:33 PM

It always seems to me that death sites are the easiest to find. It's just that death summons and spells are so good that there is a lot of use for them! And the global Well of Misery, while prolific, is the hardest to achieve.

I really like the gem balance as is, any significant change would upset the game.

Gregstrom · #6 October 22nd, 2008, 09:15 AM

Well, Ars Magica is referenced in the intro to the manual, so I guess they did draw some inspiration from it.

Zeldor · #7 October 22nd, 2008, 01:04 PM

Gregstrom:

Like totally base magic system on Ars Magica?

Gregstrom · #8 October 22nd, 2008, 02:52 PM

That's interesting. Sadly I never played Ars Magica, though.

HoneyBadger · #9 October 22nd, 2008, 10:06 PM

Ars Magica is one of the best RPGs out there. Especially for fans of Dominions, since it also draws on real world history and folklore.

The more familiarity you have with Ars Magica, the more the similarities between the two become apparent. It's definitely not 100% by any means, but there are some strong similarities.