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Forum: Magic Burner

Discuss the latest in the extensive Burning Wheel magic system, from Abstractions to Summoning and beyond!

  1. Avatar, Last Airbender -> BW&MoBu. Ideas?

    So I am reading the MaBu, and have just finished watching the last airbender series. Quite good, even for an old chap like me. So we might/might not...

    Posted By Archdaimon
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    Archdaimon
    07-30-2010 01:58 PM Go to last post

  2. What does Emperor's Hand do?

    Or rather, for what effect would anyone use it? It taxes Fortè, which will recover once an action. I guess that the recipient would pass out if...

    Posted By Nihilium
    spelln effect
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    Trithemius
    07-28-2010 09:48 PM Go to last post

  3. Belaboring the point - on MB and Teleportation

    Hey everyone! I've yet to play or gamemaster BW, but I'm considering a new campaign. I need to know the limits of the system, and what can and...

    Posted By Eleas
    • Replies: 6
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    Eleas
    07-27-2010 07:27 PM Go to last post

  4. Prince of Nothing Magic and another, general question.

    Hi, I was wondering - is it possible to closely emulate the magic as shown in the novels of Scott R. Bakker (Prince of Nothing series)? I hope...

    Posted By Shinrei
    magic, prince of nothing, toolkit
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    Eleas
    07-26-2010 09:20 PM Go to last post

  5. Death Art and Souls

    First off, two questions about Death Art (love it, by the way). First, is it just me, or does Soldier of the Damned seem less effective than...

    Posted By rabek
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    dryn
    07-24-2010 06:02 PM Go to last post

  6. Low speech query?

    What is the spell from CB p.179 supposed to do/enable the caster to do? "Low speech" makes you able to communicate with animals according to a...

    Posted By Nihilium
    realms, spelln effect, thac0
    • Replies: 6
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    pseudoidiot
    07-22-2010 09:56 AM Go to last post

  7. Do one get tests for casting spells?

    We've always assumed you didn't, since you roll tons'o'dice and really aren't testing the Sorcery-skill (a high will goes a long way). I've recently...

    Posted By Nihilium
    logged tests, spells, tests
    • Replies: 2
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    Nihilium
    07-21-2010 04:47 PM Go to last post

  8. Distilling spells.

    When you distill spells, are you allowed to combine effects that are mathematically most sound, or do the different elements need to be combined in...

    Posted By Nihilium
    distilling, rules, spells
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    Nihilium
    07-13-2010 08:59 AM Go to last post

  9. Enchanting Handy Knicknacks

    In a campaign we're starting today, this old and powerful Dwarven civilization had access to Enchanting when using antecedents (and vessels) rendered...

    Posted By Odie
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    Kublai
    07-12-2010 04:49 PM Go to last post

  10. Death Art, Sorcery, Corruption

    I don't know if this is the appropriate forum, but I just read the Death Art section of the Magic Burner and would like to say: "creamy...

    Posted By wreckage
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    wreckage
    07-02-2010 02:03 AM Go to last post

  11. CaBu + Summoning = a hot mess?

    Is it feasible to throw in Summoning, Enchanting and Necromancy with the Character Burner magics (human spell list, orc blood magic, elven spell...

    Posted By Judd
    bwfr
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    Judd
    06-18-2010 10:48 PM Go to last post

  12. Questions on Sorcery, Shades, and Spell Effects

    Re-reading The Black Company for the umpteenth time and playing a seven-lifepath sorcerer has gotten me thinking about the Sorcery mechanics and...

    Posted By Kestral
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    Iskander
    05-31-2010 09:21 AM Go to last post

  13. Quick enchanting question about vessels

    If I'm an enchanter and I want to enchant my sword (say to give it a higher VA), the text in the Vessels section seems to imply that I can't do that....

    Posted By Jimbozig
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    luke
    05-28-2010 09:12 PM Go to last post

  14. All-Wizards Campaign Help - which "main" magical style to use?

    (I'm parallel posting this here and on RPG.net, just to get as many answers as I can). Looks like I've convinced my group to give BW a try after...

    Posted By Mencelus
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    Mencelus
    05-26-2010 12:24 AM Go to last post

  15. "Emperor's Hand" and RnC

    Recently came up in a game I was running. Basically it comes down to me not being sure on how long the tax from Emperor's Hand, and presumably...

    Posted By Tilde_See
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    Tilde_See
    05-15-2010 01:04 PM Go to last post

  16. Lights of St. Andrew are on but I'm not home

    Lights of St. Andrew confuses me. The description says that it stuns all in its path but I can't seem to find what being stunned means in the...

    Posted By knight.errant
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    Thor
    05-03-2010 01:02 PM Go to last post

  17. No Sorcery skill in the "Colleges" lifepaths?

    Is this just an omission? I know one can get the skill from being an Apprentice or Sorcerer (which are not within, but can lead to, the colleges of...

    Posted By Mencelus
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    Hirram
    04-06-2010 08:39 AM Go to last post

  18. Summoning Tax Problems

    I haven't been around here for about a year (not that I was a prominent member before..) but my group is going back to BW for a sequel to our epic BW...

    Posted By agony
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    agony
    03-15-2010 09:18 PM Go to last post

  19. Crafting the Demon Eye

    Storn's concept for his character in our next 13 Cities arc is the following: I am looking at pages 192-216 of the MaBu for inspiration and...

    Posted By Judd
    13 cities
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    Judd
    03-12-2010 10:30 AM Go to last post

  20. Witch Key

    Would you allow the spell Witch Key to disarm traps?

    Posted By Kublai
    • Replies: 5
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    Thor
    03-09-2010 02:38 PM Go to last post
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