(01-22-2014, 04:10 PM)Jomoru Wrote: IRL magical traditions are all about having proper impliments for certain types of magic so why not take the game as it is? It takes the Right tools and proper setup to use a particular set of magic, you cannot just fling around Thaumturgy/Black magic while wielding an arcanist's grimoire, the book's patterns do not match up for others.Thanks for your thoughts! ^^
In my mind's eye, I do see Steel holding both the grimoire (which would be written as a spellbook instead of a large tome holding only Arcanima figures and patterns) and whatever focii are required of that brand of magick, be it staff or wand or what have you. Problem being, of course, that that's only visible in MY head, and not immediately apparent to everyone else unless I write a prompt in RP for them.
It's a complex problem, considering the other systems in-game (click a button and fwoosh! I'm a Lancer!), which is why I wanted to gauge opinions on how I had approached the matter and whether that explanation was too simplistic or game-breaking for anyone else.
The caveat, regardless of whatever numerical level my character may be, would be that her in-character abilities with spellcasting would be very sub-par compared to a more devoted student of the DoM. But, again, I appreciate your input and thoughts.Â
