From: Naron (naron_at_bigpond.net.au)
Date: Sun Oct 05 2003 - 09:28:44 BST
OK - so it did not take me too long to decide!
> > Hmm. Strike that. The 2nd ed companion hasn't got any rules for
> > spell design, so its back to M:MMS. This says he needs to be 5th
Yes noticed that after I replied to the first message. I thought you may
have been right because 2nd ed companion is just like an amalgam of M:MMS
and Arcane Mysteries. But that is what you get for assuming.
> > circle, and have the spell design Knack so thats out, unless its
> > changed for 2nd ed that you know of? (This settles it, I'm definatly
Nope - need the fifth circle talent knack.
> > going to have to buy a copy! I was holding our for a hardback, like
> > my 1st ed, but that might be a while off, judging by the lists..)
> > Anyway, in my happy perusal of the M:MMS book (I love magic rules, and
> > Earthdawn is so wonderfully rich. Only Ars Magica outdoes it, as far
> > as I'm, concerned..), I came across the magic item creation rules.
> > Like the spell creation rules, I'd never really taken the time to sit
> > down and go through them properly, so it was interesting. Anyway, the
> > point of all this is that on page 51 it mentions how to create Spell
> > Matrix Items, and doesn't mention what rank spellcasters learn when to
> > do this, as it does all others. This seems to infer, to me, that all
> > spellcasting adepts learn how to do this at 1st rank. This would be
Yes, all magician adepts know how to create spell matrix objects at first
circle as that was how it used to be done before horrors turned up.
> > consistent with Adepts needing to use them before coming up with spell
> > matrixs, otherwise, how would they cast any spells safely?
> > The point of this rambling diatribe is to ask if this is the case in
> > your ED, and that if Pean could get the materials and time, could he
> > create a Spell Matrix Item at his current rank?
Yes, no problems.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > John
> >
>
Cheers
Mark
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