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GURPS101:RitualPathMagicMaterialEnchanting
SeanPunch'sTheMaterialDifferencefromPyramid#3/66:TheLawsofMagicisanexcitingnewsystem
lookingatacommonvideogametrope:"ResourceFarming."Thoughthearticleisgearedtowardthebasic
magicsystemitcouldbeeasilyadaptedtoRitualPathMagic.

TheBasics
First,afewassumptions.Let'sassumethatenchanter'sworkthesamenumberofhoursasthosefromGURPS
Magicdo(i.e.,22daysamonth)andalsothatbeingaenchanterisaComfortablejob.SoaTL3RitualPath
Magicenchanterearns$1,400amonthandaTL8oneearns$5,200.Thismeansthateach(eighthour)dayof
aenchanter'stimeisworthabout$236(forTL8)and$64(forTL3).Ofcourse,unlikeGURPSMagic,ritual
pathmagicenchanteditemsaretypicallybuiltbythosewhoaregoingtousethemnotfromashoporthe
like.Butforthesakeofargument,letsusethesenumbers.Ittakes200hourstoget1characterpointtoput
towardsamagicalitem.

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ProvidedEnergy
Theenergyprovidedperpointchanges:
MundaneValuables:Usethechartbelowtodeterminehowmucheachhour'sworthof
enchantmentcosts.Numberswereroundedtothethenearestwholenumber.
TLEnergyProvided
0$7/hour
1$59/hour
2$61/hour
3$64/hour
4$73/hour
5$100/hour
6$145/hour
7$191/hour
8$236/hour
9$327/hour
10$509/hour
11$736/hour
12$964/hour
DangerousSubstances/MonsterParts:Providethesameamountofhoursequalto1/10ththe
energytheywouldotherwiseprovide.

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Identification/Extraction/Distilling
Usethesameskillsforidentificationaslistedonpage30ofthearticle,butchangetheextractionmethodfor
intangiblespiritualresiduestoeitheraPathofSpiritorPathofUndeadroll.Distillingessencesrequiresone
hourper200hoursinvolved.Enchanter'sLabscanbeusedtomakecharmsandviceversaatonlya2
penaltyforimprovisedequipment.
RecyclingMagicItems
Usethefollowingprocesstorecycleamagicalitem:
1.Multipletheitem'sfinalcharacterpointcostby200.
2.ThedistillationskillisthelowerofPathofMagicorThaumatology.
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2.ThedistillationskillisthelowerofPathofMagicorThaumatology.
3.Usethesamestepasindicatedinthearticle.
4.Usethesamestepasaindicatedinthearticle(i.e.,halvethetotalhours).
5.Usethesamestepasindicatedinthearticle.

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IgnoreallotherstepsRitualPathMagicisn'tascomplicatedasthebasicmagicsystem.

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VeryTempting

Example:TheStaffofSerpents
EligortheScaledisaritualpathmagiccasterwhohasatendencytowardsnakethemedmagic.Decidinghe
wantsastafftoincreasehispowerfurther,Eligor'splayercomesupwiththefollowing:

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StaffofSerpents
312points

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Thisorangebronzestaffallowstheweildertoconversewithserpentsofanykindanduseinfluenceskillson
themnormally.ItalsoallowstheweildertocontrolthemasifhehadMindControl.Finally,itcanlaunchup
tothreesemisolidmagicalconstructthatresemblesnakeswhichcanbitetargetsandcausethemtofallasleep
forseveralminutesinadditiontoanyFPloss.
Statistics:AnimalEmpathy(Magic,10%Specialized,Ophidians,50%Staff,Protected,50%)[1]+
ConjureSerpent*[179]+CalloftheWild[1]+Magery10(LimitedScope,SerpentMagic,20%Staff,
Protected,50%)[30]+MindControl(BasedonIQ,+20%DecreasedImmunity,immuneforonehour,
+50%LongRange2,+100%Magic,10%Specialized,Ophidians,50%Staff,Protected,50%)[80]+
RitualAdept(LimitedScope,SerpentMagic,20%Staff,Protected,50%)[12]+SpeakwithAnimals
(Sapience,+40%Specialized,Ophidians,50%Staff,Protected,50%Universal,+20%)[9].
*ConjureSerpent:Thisspellconjuresasemisolidglowingsnakethathurlsitselfatthetarget,bitingthemandinjectingthemwithamysticaltoxinthatcausesFPloss
duetolackofsleep.Theserpentscancontinuetoattack3moretimes,butfadeawayafterwards.ThoughtheadditionalattacksallowedbytheImpalingAttackare
resistiblethefirstoneisnot.FurtherattacksmayberesistedusingthebetterofagrapplingskilltograbtheserpentandthroughitofforDXnotHT.Thisisafeature

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oftheattack.ImpalingAttack2d1(Accuracy2,+10%AffectSubstantial,+20%Cosmic,CycliconaImpalingattack,+100%Cyclic,31secondintervals,resistable,

February2014(14)

+150%IncreasedRange,LineofSight,+40%Magic,10%RoF3,+70%Staff,Protected,50%)[56]+FatigueAttack3d(ExtendedDuration,300x,+100%Follow

January2014(9)

Up,Impalingattack,+0%Hazard,MissedSleep,+20%Magic,10%SideEffect,Unconsciousness,+250%Staff,Protected,50%)[123].179points.

2013(43)

IfEligorweretotrytocreatethisitemusingtheSlowandSuremethoditwouldtakehimover21.25years!
Butluckily,herecentlydestroyedaavatarofSurmushtheLordoftheScalethat'dgonemad.Sinceitwasthe
realSurmush(hisgod)whoaskedhimtodoithewasallowedtokeeptheremainsofthedeadavatartodo
withashewished.TheGMagreesthattheremainsareworth30,000hoursin"dangeroussubstance"essence
alone,and30,000hoursforthebones,teeth,etc.(heawardsaspecialbonusmultiplerofx30forthefactthat
it'sagod'savatar!)withonly2,400hoursneededEligorusesupthereminderofthespoilsfromquesttokill
themadserpentgodtogarneranother2,000hoursinjewels,gold,andotherpreciousitems.Hethenspends
50daysusingtheSlowandSureenchantmenttofinishhisnewitem.
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JasonPacker July1,2014at2:42PM
I think you have a math error: $1400/month divided by 22 days = $64/day, not /hour. Or am I missing
something?
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Actually,itleftoutsomewords.:/Fixedit.
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