tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post7772314405182273184..comments2024-03-28T06:59:53.512-04:00Comments on Caput Caprae: GLOG Class: the OG Wizard (aka the Sage)Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945158731736782491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-6427939729254995692020-09-08T10:11:33.092-04:002020-09-08T10:11:33.092-04:00One thing I use a lot as a limiter is "drop t...One thing I use a lot as a limiter is "drop to 0 HP when you use this, you must lose at least 1 HP". So, if you are doing usual adventuring (while at a lot of HP) then using it is a Big Deal and rather costly. If you do it in combat, it's an Even Bigger Deal, but it's less of an issue of Shit Has Already Gone South. But you have to do it before you are at 0 HP!<br /><br />Keep in mind this is ItO so 0HP != unconscious.Spwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247063374457045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-32702712482630323152020-08-20T22:07:16.579-04:002020-08-20T22:07:16.579-04:00Bravo! This is so well done and flavorful. I'...Bravo! This is so well done and flavorful. I'm saving this link :) <br />Ancalagon_TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602961033235852856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-19786456859650275352020-05-27T23:12:49.830-04:002020-05-27T23:12:49.830-04:00maybe you just need to come up with an extra stat ...maybe you just need to come up with an extra stat called "wizardly dignity" or whatever. every time you cast a spell, you calculate what percentage chance you have to lose dignity by casting it? either by DM fiat or by some equation involving hp and downed comrades and whatever. and then once you're out of dignity you can't cast spells until you've gotten it back through performing little minor-magic cantrips, I guess? <br /><br />this feels like a shitty idea but who knows. Captain Crowbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959402382179885595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-53720565061459534292020-05-27T22:32:37.119-04:002020-05-27T22:32:37.119-04:00Yeah, it's a complicated question. I joked to ...Yeah, it's a complicated question. I joked to someone on the OSR discord that if I could just make this all one big template at level 1, I probably would. Likewise, some kind of "you can cast magic but only when you *really need it*" is pretty squirrelly, even for a class this fluffy. <br /><br />And thanks for the balance commentary; I said it felt overpowered just because I was staring at two pages of text capped off with "yeah haha you get a legendary spell!" In retrospect it seems more reasonable.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945158731736782491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-89848130497418666502020-05-27T04:55:48.516-04:002020-05-27T04:55:48.516-04:00definitely doesn't seem underpowered at all, n...definitely doesn't seem underpowered at all, ngl. If the other classes in play get all sort of wacky fantasy powers then having a constant flask of alcohol by my side really doesn't feel that special, honestly. And as much as I absolutely adore the Unanswered Questions thing, that feels more like a mechanic that could be given to any party to simulate general research / flashes of insight.<br /><br />I'm no GLOG expert, but I've got to wonder if there's a straightforward ,fair-ish way to give players highly-powerful magic at level 1 but disincentivize using it? You certainly don't want Gandalf using Magic Missle several times a day, but if the situation calls for it it seems apt that he SHOULD be able to get the party our of otherwise-insurpassable danger? <br /><br />maybe by inversely linking magic potency with HP, so the wizard couldn't cast their shit until they're on death's door? but that assumes only casting in combat and ignores using up your "big moment" to surpass non-combat obstacles. fuck if I know, really.Captain Crowbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959402382179885595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-54616740101612701132020-05-27T02:06:20.250-04:002020-05-27T02:06:20.250-04:00Yeah, that power level was me just reflecting on h...Yeah, that power level was me just reflecting on how long this class is, and then capping it with a legendary spell. <br /><br />Thanks for your feedback. I'm still relatively new to GLOG, so your comments are appreciated.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945158731736782491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774574497467197899.post-45744614577072260442020-05-26T23:11:10.257-04:002020-05-26T23:11:10.257-04:00Maybe replace well learned with 'you get +1 sk...Maybe replace well learned with 'you get +1 skill slots for each sage template you possess'<br />As for being too powerful, I dont think so at all. You get a bunch of neat circumstantial tricks and know a lot of people for the most part.Andrew Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263056911810945780noreply@blogger.com