Advanced Spells (Now Speed Question)

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  • March 11, 2014 at 6:45 pm #258479
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    as things stand now, there is zero reason to cast a Tier 1 base spell once you get a +9 in Arcanum when you can mix two for better effects at minimal cost.

    I want adaptations to be a solid choice.. right now Advanced spell mixing is the “go to”

    I don’t know if this is accurate. When I think of my Tier 1 offensive spells (mental scream, concussive wave, empathic link), I will be using them as base spells with lots of adaptations. Now my “buff” spells, I will probably combine (Body of the Warrior, Inertial Shield, and (later on) Channel Kinetic Force)

    March 11, 2014 at 6:50 pm #258480
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    you probably have it the opposite of what most people are planning on doing.

    your not wrong tho

    March 11, 2014 at 9:27 pm #258524
    Anonymous
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    I think it should be the “highest speed” of the two spells, and the “highest strain” between the two spells, you shouldn’t be swapping between the two or your going ot get some really weird effects

    Ok

    someone work up some spell combinations using both the above and the method I proposed

    March 11, 2014 at 9:42 pm #258540
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    Examples which work fine in the “Pick the Highest of 4 as Speed, pick the Next Highest of 4 as Strain”

    Combining: Alter Appearance: 6 (+1) with Blade of our Lord: 2 (+8) makes a 8 (+6) spell.
    – You’re combining a High Speed spell with a High Strain spell to give a High Speed / High Strain Spell. There’s little benefit to using the Advanced Spell (incorruptible) over using the 2 Base Spells (neither incorruptible).

    Examples which work a little wonky:

    Combining: Heightened Senses: 1 (+5) with Body of the Warrior: 2 (+5) makes a 5 (+5) spell
    – You’re combining 2 Low Speed / High Strain Spells to get a High Speed / High Strain version, which doesn’t seem to make sense for a combat buff combination.

    Combining: Enemy of my Enemy: 6 (+5) with Elemental Bolt: 4 (+2) makes a 6 (+5) spell
    – This means you can cast a high Speed / Strain spell with one that’s lower at NO cost.

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