At 12:28 PM 8/26/2006, you wrote:
Quick question about the spell "Inscribe":
Especially in the setting of an enchanted quill/pen/brush/what have
you-- the energy cost of 1Fat per minute of incribing time-- is that
basically stopwatch time (ie continuous from the time of spell
activation) or writing/drawing time?
It goes to economics. An exclusive powerstone could supply some
power so the item could work without overly fatiguing the user. Say
an artist who may start/stop to consider, vs. a painter who makes
his living with continuous use. What's a reasonable-size powerstone
to attach to make the inscribing implement the most practical?
In such settings, I'm envisioning a collection of "pens" as the
powerstones need to recharge. The most practical powerstone size
would also determine the number of pens that need to be on hand to
"recycle" on a daily basis.
Optimizing sounds like a differential equation, doesn't it? I'm
hoping I can get away without doing that, however...
-vk
The two options for enchantment are either make a given inscription
permanent for 20x casting cost or make a pen that doesn't need ink or
paint for 30 energy. I don't think that either case involves any
further fatigue expenditures. If you want in item that allows you to
cast the inscribe spell that would be a different enchantment from
what is listed in Magic.
_______________________________________________
GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]>
http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
