<div>Well, the technique was only used in a sheetless campaign and I wasn't the GM, so I can't speak to the *precise* effects. But we all had the strong impression that putting permanent POW into a spell (we called it "putting a piece of your soul into it") produced a MUCH more powerful effect - not something that could be duplicated with any number of MP. It increased the effect of the spell itself.</div>
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<div>A roll was also necessary to successfully burn off the POW.</div>
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<div>What would be an appropriate multiplier for spending a point of permanent POW on a spell? 4x the damage, double the range, +10 effective MP for getting through magic defenses and/or overcoming resistance?</div>
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<div>What would it take to make it an option worth considering in emergencies for you?</div>
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<div>->Peter<br><br><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/22/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Wayne Shaw</b> <<a href="mailto:shaw@caprica.com">shaw@caprica.com</a>> wrote:</span></div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">At 12:25 PM 7/22/2008, you wrote:<br>>My old group had a system in which you could burn off permanent<br>
>points of POW in order to supercharge one of your spells or make<br>>damned sure that it blew through any countermagic.<br>><br>>It was rarely used, and only in extreme emergencies.<br><br>Permanent Power is severe enough I can see that, but its hard to<br>
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