ToME WikiRavenRed: Just a couple of very brief ideas in regards to Magic Devices, which (as I understand it, are going to be revamped in 3.0.0)
Firstly, Magic Device should give cast the spells inside the device witgh a level equivalent to (Max Magic Device Level x (Magic Device Skill@2:1). This makes pumping MD to the max a potent weapon.
Secondly, Recharge (in the Meta school) could become "fail-proof" at Level 50. (Another option might be "Failless charging" as an ability). This would enable Magic-Devices to become have "infinite" usability for master spellcasters... than they are now. Setting a max of Level # of charges might be a counter-balance to this.
Why do this? To make Magic Devices a viable first choice offensive weapon. In order to balance this, everyone's mod in MD should be lowered considerably. (Yes, this makes warriors slightly harder to play.)
2c worth and counting...
KhymChanur: If Recharge become fail-proof at level 50, wouldn't that only be useful to mages and sorcerors, who'd have their own attack spells and thus wouldn't need magic devices so much?
RavenRed: Mages can specialise in particular schools, and this enables them to make Magic-Device / Meta a reasonable attack school to have. Also, I'm thinking of the new alchemists.
KhymChanur: But the new alchemists will already have a fail-proof recharging through alchemy, and an item that's been recharged with the Recharge spell can't be alchemy-ized anymore.
RavenRed: Wasn't aware they'd been finalised. In any case, I'm looking t5o make magic devices a bit more powerful than they are now, allowing different viable playing styles.
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