Re: New magic item

Sorry about not responding sooner but I have been busy with collage.

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From: Static <eshum@??????.???.com>
To: spelljammer@????.com <spelljammer@????.com>
Date: 02 February 1998 21:21
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] - New magic item


>Greetings,
>
>In our last episode, Abe Brown said:
>>
>>All the recent discussion on the list about long range spells and
>>devices has given me an idea for a new magic item.
>>
>>Spellcannon / Magecannon / Magegun
>
> How about Mana Amplifier?


Not quite what I am looking for but good none the less
>
>>Appearance.
>>This device is a six foot long rod of crystal mounted so that it can
>>be moved to face any direction. It glows softly with an innerlight
in
>>the presence of a active spell jamming helm.
>
> A lense shape would be cool too.  Maybe even a pedestal of some
>sort, allowing the mage to "tap" the ship's power.

I like the lens shape idea but I still prefer my design.
>
>>Mechanics.
>>The device is able to increase the rang of any spell cast through it
>>to 4 Hexes but it costs the ship SR dependant on the level of the
>>spell cast through it.
>
> This is a very good way of handling it.  Maybe you could even have
>several versions of these things, each with different ranges.

>
>>I have two ideas for how to calculate the SR cost.
>>
>>Idea 1
>>The ship loses 1 point of SR for a number of rounds equal to the
spell
>>level.
>>
>>Idea 2
>>The ship loses 1 point of SR per spell level, with the loss
>>diminishing by 1 point per round.
>
> I like method 1.  Method 2 makes them almost "one-shots".

Ok I will go with method 1.
>
>>Naturally the losses from either method of calculation would be
>>cumulative.
>>
>>The device has a THAC0 of 15?
>>
>>XP value 4,500?
>>GP value 45,000?
>>
>>(the XP and GP values are more likely to be adjusted down than up as
I
>>feel that this item is less powerful than an accelerator)
>
> I'd say they're *more* powerful than an accelerator.  An accelerator
>can only do d2 per round to the ship.  A Magecannon can Cloudkill
most
>of the crew, or put 'em to sleep.

I agreee whit you that they are more power full than an accelerator (I
was half alsleep when I sent the orriginal message)  see my second
post on the item.
>
> Hope that helps... :)
>
It does.