Enchanted items and crystals

[Jed Clayton]

Here's something I am not quite clear about from reading the rules in RQ and RQ Companion:

Would a character be able to increase the Magnitude of a spell that he has only as part of an enchantment with an MP-storing asset or a POW/Spell Enhancer?

For example, if a character has access to a sword with Bladesharp 5 permanently included, as well as a crystal storing 10 MP (Crystal of the Dead, RQ pg. 43, or a Spell Enhancer, etc.), could he boost the Bladesharp spell up to Bladesharp 15?

 

[gamesmeister]

A crystal storing MPs can only be used to supply the MPs required to cast a spell - it doesn't boost the spell in any way

A POW Enchancer does boost the magnitude of spells cast through it, so if you know Bladesharp 5 and you cast it through a POW 3 Enhancer, it would act as though you'd cast a Bladesharp 8.

However, in your example, you refer to a sword with a Bladesharp enchantment on it - this would be a Spellcharge enchantment. Spells cast from Spellcharge enchantments cannot have their magnitude altered in any way, including via overcharging or POW Enhancing.

 

[Jed Clayton]

A crystal storing MPs can only be used to supply the MPs required to cast a spell - it doesn't boost the spell in any way

A POW Enchancer does boost the magnitude of spells cast through it, so if you know Bladesharp 5 and you cast it through a POW 3 Enhancer, it would act as though you'd cast a Bladesharp 8.

However, in your example, you refer to a sword with a Bladesharp enchantment on it - this would be a Spellcharge enchantment. Spells cast from Spellcharge enchantments cannot have their magnitude altered in any way, including via overcharging or POW Enhancing.

I see, thank you. I almost got that enchantment stuff wrong all over the place.

So the three different forms of "Crystals" are never compatible with a spellcharge enchantment, except maybe the Crystal of the Dead (MP store) for providing the 1 MP necessary to launch a spellcharge?

That is all very logical and limits powerful magical effects. What you explained is mentioned in the Companion on page 40-41. Sorry for not checking that earlier.

 

[gamesmeister]

So the three different forms of "Crystals" are never compatible with a spellcharge enchantment, except maybe the Crystal of the Dead (MP store) for providing the 1 MP necessary to launch a spellcharge?

Correct, and yes, the CotD can be used to power the spellcharge.

That is all very logical and limits powerful magical effects. What you explained is mentioned in the Companion on page 40-41. Sorry for not checking that earlier.

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