2 questions

[Exkramental]

A question about sympathetic casting, when casting sympathetically it states that a mage needs a yantra thats sympathetic to the target, what does that mean in game termes,

say i wanted tocast a spell on a docter, would a hospital doctor coat be a link, maybe a weak one but still.


2nd question

would someone explain how nimbus flair work , like im 5. ‘

thanks for your time

[Mahjemm01]

For the Sympathy casting. It something specific about the target. The closer...the more personal...the greater the link. For example, for a Dr, Alan coat could work. But a lab coat with his name on it is better. While a lock of his hair would be the best. I don't have my core book with me to give you the exact rules, sorry.

As for the Nimbus, that's what I am working out myself. U started a thread hoping to get several examples of Nimbus. But so far, nothing.

[KaiserAfini]

A coat from the same hospital, one where the doctor would have worked in a lot, would have a Weak sympathy. If it was the specific doctor's coat, it would be Medium sympathy. If it had a deep, emotional tie to the doctor (like if it was inherited from a highly respected mentor), then it would be Strong sympathy.

For the Nimbus tilt, I believe this can be of aid:

https://m45t1g05.blogspot.com/2016/0...mbus-aura.html

Hope that helps

[Tessie]

I hate to say it but you're all wrong about Sympathetic casting. Sympathetic Range needs two things:
1.) It needs the caster to have a Sympathetic Connection to the subject. (This is often gained through casting Borrow Threads on an object that has a Sympathetic Connection to the intended subject.)
2.) It needs a Sympathetic Yantra, which is a specific type of Yantra category described in the book on page 122. In short, it needs to be something which directly symbolises the subject. Either a depiction of some kind, or a physical part of their body.

For the Sympathy casting. It something specific about the target. The closer...the more personal...the greater the link. For example, for a Dr, Alan coat could work. But a lab coat with his name on it is better. While a lock of his hair would be the best. I don't have my core book with me to give you the exact rules, sorry.

When it comes to Sympathetic Range it doesn't matter how personal it is. A better Sympathetic Yantra would normally grant a higher dice bonus, but you don't get the dice bonus if you use it to cast at Sympathetic Range.

A coat from the same hospital, one where the doctor would have worked in a lot, would have a Weak sympathy. If it was the specific doctor's coat, it would be Medium sympathy. If it had a deep, emotional tie to the doctor (like if it was inherited from a highly respected mentor), then it would be Strong sympathy.

Reduce the strength of the Sympathetic Connection for all examples by one step. Replaceable belongings (the personal coat) has a Weak Sympathy, and belongings with emotional significance (the inherited coat) has a Medium Sympathy. A random coat from the same hospital has no Sympathetic Connection to that doctor; especially not if he never uses it because he has a personal coat.

[Mahjemm01]

Glad to be corrected. I'm not that experienced with MtAw, and haven't studied Sympathic Magic in depth, mostly coz the group I play with hasn't actually tried to use any Sympathic Magic yet. There's so many options in game that a player can do that I am still in the process of absorbing all of it lol.

[Satchel]

(Wrong thread, sorry.)