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[[17 on Magic Theory, 18 if my Inventing Spells Specialization applies; I'm assuming that passes]] "Assuming you are referring to the twice-revised Warping scale as put forward by Theophilus of House Criamon, and furthermore Bonisagus' original understanding of magnitudes, such a spell would be...

A small, slender man with mousy hair and green eyes, wearing roughspun brown robes and fidgeting within his sleeves, steps forth.

"I do."

"I saw a man, not all of gold. The spirits growl at your words; they call you oathbreaker and craven."

We're all twenty, yes. Magi can't take the Wealthy or Poor virtues/flaws. There are several Abilities that are crucial for Magi, namely Latin, Magic Theory, Penetration, Parma Magica, Code of Hermes, and possibly others such as Concentration and Artes Liberales that you usually can't learn in your c...

Dammit, I fucked up the math. Well, if I get a lab text, I can learn a new version trivially so long as it's less than 42. I can get 4 pawns in a season, with a CrVi lab total of 32. I'm happy to start. I don't think we'd need Prak's stats for a while, so I feel comfortable in that regard. Did we co...

Another thing I'd like to discuss with the players- would you guys want to dedicate six pawns of communal vis per year to that powerful of an aegis? I can trivially take it at a lower level and then research a more powerful version in a season or two thanks to being a labrat, but if y'all are concer...

Honestly, I wasn't planning on taking MMF, but when I realized how absurdly powerful it was I just grabbed whatever category best suited my character concept. How about this- All Vim except CrVi, and any Intellego spell that targets anything that my character explicitly knows to be a spell- checking...

Sorry, I meant magic with a capital M- anything Faerie, Divine, Infernal, or even magical creatures themselves is totally off-limits. It would pretty much just be InVI with InAq/InAu/whatever if I was asking the lake or wind about a spell that had been cast. Backstory: how about this- parens dabbles...

In that case, he probably would have been passed on to a Quasitor in charge of the inquisition for just long enough to pass his Gauntlet, then thrown out to Ruthenia. With regards to the focus, I would say all Vim with the primary exception of CrVi, alongside wards against Magical creatures, alongsi...

Agreed.

It's 11 thanks to Puissant MT, and I was ignoring the Aura, since I'm not sure what the covenant aura is. That's a good point about the spell level, though; i'll make the necessary adjustments, along with the remainder. My casting total is 33 post adjustments, and, very coincidentally, the highest s...

I haven't been in the gym for a while, so let's discuss it. My math gave me 6 rego (doubled with focus) +10 Vim + 2 Sta +4 Artes Liberales +3 Philosophiae for a total of 25, if I don't sink Vis in. Since I plan on being a Vim/magic manipulation caster, I figure it'll work best if I take it since I'm...

That's an interesting character; it looks like they'll be a lot of fun to see in play. A few points: - Flexible Formulaic Magic and Major Magical Focus are both Major Hermetic Virtues and you can only have one Major Hermetic Virtue. It's a shame, because they're both cool. - I'm assuming that the F...

Alright, here's my charsheet. I'm really not sure what's the best route for optimization, even though I'm deliberately making a pretty unoptimized character. A couple questions- would my Touch of the Active Magics be able to detect illusions? Also, my intent with Windborne Boulder was to Muto air ab...

Would you have a problem with me possibly doing both, or taking another player; or is 5 a hard cap? As an aside, my character concept was going to be a nerdy, shy, Bonisagus scholar/labrat, with an emphasis on magical theory and philosophy. I have something of a background in medieval metaphysics, s...

"The spirits have no reach here. Not those of the earth, nor the sky, nor the ice. Blood is the only way forward."

So, I was going to put together and run an Ars Magica PbP, but then a combination of graduation and vacation came together and put things on hold for a little while. Now that I'm back, and given my total lack of experience with AM, it seems like it might be a good idea for us to combine the two game...

I'm back! *cue slim shady*

Crusader Kings II is great, but I'm not sure if it's on sale.

I thought we were planning on going to that river thingy whatever.

Regarding the Ars Magica PbP talk: I'm setting up one right now, waiting on me getting back from vacation since my schedule is in flux right now, and I'd be open to consolidation in some sense. Regarding the actual Ars Magica talk, Frank is being disingenuous here. The fact that Laertes described an...

I'm pretty sure Trotsky's pickaxe was only half in his mind, since, you know, pickaxes have two blades emanating from the haft.

So, I'm about to go on a family vacation for a couple of weeks, which means that my posting is going to be somewhat erratic. I don't know how erratic since i don't know what kind of internet access I'll have, but I guess if my input is needed and I haven't posted after a couple of days AH can play m...

"Fine." Karlus will debar the door then attempt to open it.

"As much as it pains me to say it, perhaps someone other than Neb or Kamoses should lead the way, given their... predilections."