Questionable Questing

Bob is bob

Noted. Want to hear prices for magic in Shattered Kingdoms?

Andy333

Let's hear it. Prices determine the economy. Or was it the other way around? Doesn't matter. Yin and Yang. One affects the other.

Bob is bob

Old Magic is varies. Oh I have update and it talks about this. Want the update?

Andy333

Sure. Updates are nice.

Bob is bob

Heir of the Shattered Kingdom - Original Fantasy Adventure and Settlement Building Quest Original

Seamus Gallopi took a long look at the treeline, letting his gaze pass over the bandits without lingering overlong. “These lands have suffered enough in the last few years.” His hand was on his pommel as he spoke, but Seamus hoped not to draw it today. “Send word back to the rearguard. A...

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Andy333

Good shit. I was a little worried you would lose your touch having to get rid of more vulgar stuff. But back to pricing.

Bob is bob

My fucking touch? Bro, I am heavy epic fantasy geek. The smut is side hustle.
You read the part where it talks about how the Queen has to balance the spirts she invokes?
And what you like about update?

Andy333

When I said vulgarity it wasn't just smut. It was also saying curse words like fuck, or toning down the blood/guts stuff like that. Going from an R rating to a PG-13 if you want a different analogy. But I like the build up and tension. The laying out of battlelines mixed in with a brief overview of the geography and forces arms. Makes a skirmish against Brigands feel epic.

Bob is bob

Oh blood and guts is my red jamb and I never leave it.
So prices. Old Magic as you saw with the Queen can at the high levels demand constant worship and appeasement. Dedicated ritual work to keep the spirits honoring you with power. Druids of the Old Gods perform services, offer sacrifice, or something else to get their lore.

Bob is bob

Eternal Fires is feed the flames. Give them magical artifacts, the flesh of powerful invested. Just add fuel and your good.
Godstars is investment over time. For channeling their light Lucan doesn't have a price exccept for being indentured to their faith and priesthood for the rest of his life.

Andy333

So if you want a big spell, you either need to give it more time to cook or you need a bigger fire to feed it. With bigger fires needing a bigger sacrifice to feed it. Sounds good.

Bob is bob

With someone like Hurik who has war gods to power his magic he can't do the grand sorcery of the queen's weather manipulation but he still has quite the amount of power and his prices will be something to further the warring he already wants to do.

Andy333

So he could theoretically call upon more power, but it would mean getting in debt to his Patrons or putting a toll on his body. What's his practical limit if he gets desperate enough?

Bob is bob

Haven't figured that out yet and he is limited. Lyanna went for the big spirits of the sky and earth and so she gets blizzard and supernatural winter magic. Mastery of cold air and frigid water. The patron spirits Seamus has are able to give him bigger stuff but never will they give him the power to do the scale Hamish and Lyanna work at. Not in their nature.

Bob is bob

Hubert in all this goes for small spirits and is a happy man for it. He wants enchantments for his weapons and armor and enjoys it enough

Bob is bob

I sleep.

Andy333

Why didn't Seamus go for the big stuff like Lyanna? And with Samus, maybe have it to where his Patron helps out in response to the size of threat he's facing? Where the bigger the problem and more in line it is with the patron's goals, the more power he throws at him at least for the time being?

Andy333

Gives him a good limiter and is a good power for a protagonist since it's an excuse why he can take on higher end stuff in setting while struggling with the weaker ones at the same time. And sorry it took me a while to respond, the puppy needed to go outside and wouldn't take, wait five more minutes as an answer. lol.

Andy333

Anyway get some sleep. Talk more some other time.

Bob is bob

You read update, did you get to part where it talks about the queen's magic?