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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Oct 24, 2022 16:18:56 GMT -5
Do you allow Wands, Rods and Staves to be recharged? Assuming that you do allow it, what is the method for doing it?
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Oct 24, 2022 17:37:07 GMT -5
Do you allow Wands, Rods and Staves to be recharged? Assuming that you do allow it, what is the method for doing it? I would ALLOW it, but I can't recall it coming up very many times; maybe my memory is failing me. I do recall the characters going on a quest to an ancient temple and recharging a staff on the altar. I imagine I would have a few ways now, but I just need to come up with them. |
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Post by hengest on Oct 24, 2022 20:28:06 GMT -5
Do you allow Wands, Rods and Staves to be recharged? Assuming that you do allow it, what is the method for doing it? Never done this, but I think I'd do one of the following: - no such items exist
- they have a different type of magic (they are all relics from another world or something) that cannot be recharged or restored
- recharge by casting the spell twice on the item, 5% chance per spell level that it will fail.
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Post by Crador on Oct 24, 2022 23:43:35 GMT -5
I think there should be a way to recharge them that is less expensive than creating them in the first place.
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Post by mao on Nov 1, 2022 9:33:55 GMT -5
I don't do charges, vastly prefer usable 2 or 3 times a day
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 1, 2022 12:20:23 GMT -5
I don't do charges, vastly prefer usable 2 or 3 times a day So they have 2 or 3 charges per day and self recharge overnight, is what it sounds like you are saying. |
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Post by mao on Nov 1, 2022 14:15:04 GMT -5
I don't do charges, vastly prefer usable 2 or 3 times a day So they have 2 or 3 charges per day and self recharge overnight, is what it sounds like you are saying. yes |
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Post by Dark Tango on Nov 7, 2022 9:41:21 GMT -5
I allow it. First for example if you have two second level spells, you can use those slots to cast up to four first level spells. So a Magic-User could cast Enchant on a wand and then cast Sleep on the Wand as many times as he has spell slots and then the next day do it again until the wand was fully charged with Sleep Spells or he could cast a combination of different spells up to the capacity of the wand. Same thing applies to rods and staves. Of course while he is doing this, the other PCs are either sitting twiddling their thumbs while day after day passes or they go off on an adventure without that character. On the other hand a higher level Magic-User could go on an adventure very well armed with a couple of wands, a rod and a staff.
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Post by Bad to the Bone on Nov 7, 2022 19:15:15 GMT -5
I allow it. First for example if you have two second level spells, you can use those slots to cast up to four first level spells. So a Magic-User could cast Enchant on a wand and then cast Sleep on the Wand as many times as he has spell slots and then the next day do it again until the wand was fully charged with Sleep Spells or he could cast a combination of different spells up to the capacity of the wand. Same thing applies to rods and staves. Of course while he is doing this, the other PCs are either sitting twiddling their thumbs while day after day passes or they go off on an adventure without that character. On the other hand a higher level Magic-User could go on an adventure very well armed with a couple of wands, a rod and a staff. That sounds pretty reasonable, although I think it should be more expensive in both time and money. |
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Post by Warrior Twin Two on Nov 8, 2022 22:51:26 GMT -5
I allow it. First for example if you have two second level spells, you can use those slots to cast up to four first level spells. So a Magic-User could cast Enchant on a wand and then cast Sleep on the Wand as many times as he has spell slots and then the next day do it again until the wand was fully charged with Sleep Spells or he could cast a combination of different spells up to the capacity of the wand. Same thing applies to rods and staves. Of course while he is doing this, the other PCs are either sitting twiddling their thumbs while day after day passes or they go off on an adventure without that character. On the other hand a higher level Magic-User could go on an adventure very well armed with a couple of wands, a rod and a staff. That sounds pretty reasonable, although I think it should be more expensive in both time and money. I'll vote for this, the idea and making it more expensive. |
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Post by Bad to the Bone on Jan 26, 2024 1:47:27 GMT -5
That sounds pretty reasonable, although I think it should be more expensive in both time and money. I'll vote for this, the idea and making it more expensive. Great! |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jan 26, 2024 8:20:45 GMT -5
So they have 2 or 3 charges per day and self recharge overnight, is what it sounds like you are saying. yes So, he DOES do charges?!  |
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Post by hengest on Feb 8, 2024 23:08:29 GMT -5
Do you allow Wands, Rods and Staves to be recharged? Assuming that you do allow it, what is the method for doing it? Never done this, but I think I'd do one of the following: - no such items exist
- they have a different type of magic (they are all relics from another world or something) that cannot be recharged or restored
- recharge by casting the spell twice on the item, 5% chance per spell level that it will fail.
Changed my mind on this: soak 'em in a mana river. 10% cumulative chance per recharge that the item becomes unstable and does something bad, destroying itself at least, when first used after the recharge. |
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