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Round 2: Words of Power Discussion
Words of Power Playtest Note
(Sticky)
Nov 22, 2010, 04:11 pm
by Jason Bulmahn
—
xorial,
Matrixryu,
Anburaid
and
41
others
77
posts
Jan 22, 2011, 07:10 am
by Themall
Word Families
(Sticky)
Nov 22, 2010, 10:09 pm
by Jason Bulmahn
—
terraleon,
'Rixx,
Draeke Raefel
and
29
others
45
posts
Dec 30, 2010, 10:04 pm
by Greylurker
Paizo Blog: Ultimate Magic Playtest
(Sticky)
Nov 22, 2010, 04:13 pm
by CWenzler, Creator of Sarunia
—
R0b0tBadgr,
nathan blackmer,
Evil Lincoln
and
3
others
6
posts
Nov 23, 2010, 07:03 pm
by R0b0tBadgr
Ray and Touch Spells Get Saving Throws?
Nov 22, 2010, 08:42 pm
by YuenglingDragon
—
YuenglingDragon,
Evil Space Mantis,
Ravingdork
and
9
others
39
posts
(Closed)
May 13, 2011, 10:46 pm
by Uninvited Ghost
The new warmage?
8
posts
(Closed)
Apr 24, 2011, 02:17 pm
by Mirrel the Marvelous
Old spells done via words
Nov 23, 2010, 08:31 am
by james maissen
—
Cold Napalm,
Selgard,
Shadar Aman
and
14
others
25
posts
(Closed)
Apr 22, 2011, 09:08 am
by Reaperbryan
Effect words requiring touch attacks with single target
Mar 24, 2011, 10:44 am
by Lej
—
Lej
1
post
(Closed)
Mar 24, 2011, 10:44 am
by Lej
Word Burning and level 0 spells
Feb 7, 2011, 06:43 am
by Lej
—
Lej,
Kierato,
draxar
and
Atamis
6
posts
(Closed)
Mar 24, 2011, 10:03 am
by Lej
Something may be needed for spontaneous casters
Mar 21, 2011, 01:15 pm
by Souphin
—
Dragonsong,
Souphin,
Uninvited Ghost
and
2
others
7
posts
(Closed)
Mar 21, 2011, 01:54 pm
by Dragonsong
WoP and Item Creation
Feb 24, 2011, 06:28 am
by robert davis 141
—
Kierato
and
robert davis 141
2
posts
(Closed)
Feb 24, 2011, 11:46 am
by Kierato
Learning new words
Feb 24, 2011, 06:34 am
by robert davis 141
—
robert davis 141
1
post
(Closed)
Feb 24, 2011, 06:34 am
by robert davis 141
Bard and words of power?
Feb 23, 2011, 06:51 pm
by evenglare
—
evenglare
1
post
(Closed)
Feb 23, 2011, 06:51 pm
by evenglare
WoP should = Greater creativity, less number crunching
Nov 26, 2010, 02:25 am
by Ravenot
—
Ravenot,
0gre,
Ravingdork
and
26
others
46
posts
(Closed)
Feb 19, 2011, 04:06 pm
by draxar
Words of Power Discussion
Nov 22, 2010, 03:30 pm
by Jason Bulmahn
—
Beek Gwenders of Croodle,
Jason Bulmahn,
Kolokotroni
and
48
others
69
posts
(Closed)
Feb 16, 2011, 11:57 pm
by Lenaris Vaerin
A step away from the Vancian Magic System
Dec 3, 2010, 08:13 pm
by Ganymede
—
Ganymede,
Dire Mongoose,
LazarX
and
13
others
20
posts
(Closed)
Jan 31, 2011, 08:41 am
by KnightUrsaBorealis
Character sheets for Words of Power
Jan 31, 2011, 01:30 am
by sadie
—
sadie
1
post
(Closed)
Jan 31, 2011, 01:30 am
by sadie
'Effect Word' Ideas
Nov 23, 2010, 05:38 am
by Firewrath
—
Firewrath,
Kierato,
YuenglingDragon
and
Eric The Pipe
8
posts
(Closed)
Jan 27, 2011, 11:12 pm
by Kierato
What are your Words of Power?
7
posts
(Closed)
Jan 23, 2011, 02:33 pm
by Kierato
How does WoP stack up to True Sorcery?
Nov 26, 2010, 10:48 am
by Mok
—
LazarX,
Greylurker
and
Mok
3
posts
(Closed)
Dec 31, 2010, 10:23 am
by LazarX
Is Words of Power realy needed?
2
posts
(Closed)
Dec 26, 2010, 04:34 pm
by wraithstrike
WoM Point Costs
Dec 16, 2010, 11:38 pm
by Callarek
—
Erik Freund
and
Callarek
2
posts
(Closed)
Dec 20, 2010, 08:35 pm
by Erik Freund
Metamagic?
7
posts
(Closed)
Dec 12, 2010, 01:34 pm
by Sizik
Making Words of Power Playable
Dec 12, 2010, 12:42 am
by The Forgotten
—
The Forgotten
2
posts
(Closed)
Dec 12, 2010, 01:22 am
by The Forgotten
Question about saving throws on damage-dealing WoP spells
Dec 8, 2010, 10:45 am
by Power Word Unzip
—
Power Word Unzip
2
posts
(Closed)
Dec 8, 2010, 11:02 am
by Power Word Unzip
Multiple Targets and multiple effects?
Dec 4, 2010, 02:03 pm
by Ganymede
—
Ganymede,
Mortuum
and
Draeke Raefel
4
posts
(Closed)
Dec 7, 2010, 08:22 am
by Mortuum
More categories than Effect, Target
Dec 5, 2010, 11:03 pm
by Draeke Raefel
—
Ganymede
and
Draeke Raefel
2
posts
(Closed)
Dec 6, 2010, 03:22 pm
by Ganymede
Possible alternate uses for Words of Power system
Dec 5, 2010, 04:05 am
by Nochtal
—
Nochtal Balzer,
LMPjr007
and
Kthulhu
4
posts
(Closed)
Dec 5, 2010, 04:58 am
by Nochtal Balzer
Flame Jet / Spark disparity
Dec 4, 2010, 11:19 am
by Draeke Raefel
—
Draeke Raefel
and
hogarth
3
posts
(Closed)
Dec 4, 2010, 10:03 pm
by Draeke Raefel
Burst, Spread, Emanation
Nov 25, 2010, 05:50 am
by Synapse
—
Synapse,
Ravingdork,
pad300
and
3
others
9
posts
(Closed)
Dec 3, 2010, 09:21 pm
by pad300
Suggestion: Level Limits for WoP (and a few notes)
Dec 3, 2010, 08:05 pm
by Ganymede
—
Ganymede
1
post
(Closed)
Dec 3, 2010, 08:05 pm
by Ganymede
Spontaneous Substitution
Dec 3, 2010, 03:17 pm
by Erik Freund
—
Erik Freund
1
post
(Closed)
Dec 3, 2010, 03:17 pm
by Erik Freund
What is the point of personal range?
Nov 25, 2010, 07:01 am
by udalrich
—
Drejk,
Happler,
hogarth
and
4
others
8
posts
(Closed)
Dec 3, 2010, 02:43 pm
by Drejk
A Little Flavour Suggestion: Words Of Power Be, In Fact, Words
Nov 29, 2010, 03:38 pm
by A Reptile Of Radiance
—
0gre,
Kevin Andrew Murphy,
A Reptile Of Radiance
and
16
others
41
posts
(Closed)
Dec 3, 2010, 12:41 pm
by 0gre
Will Alchemists get in on the power words?
Nov 28, 2010, 11:12 pm
by Phasics
—
Kevin Andrew Murphy,
0gre,
Joe Wells
and
12
others
30
posts
(Closed)
Dec 2, 2010, 10:42 pm
by Kevin Andrew Murphy
Word of Power and the Magus
Nov 22, 2010, 05:08 pm
by ciretose
—
ciretose,
YuenglingDragon,
Captain Sir Hexen Ineptus
and
2
others
10
posts
(Closed)
Dec 2, 2010, 10:17 pm
by YuenglingDragon
Proposal to fix target word issues
Dec 1, 2010, 11:05 pm
by pad300
—
ProfPotts,
JMD031,
Blueluck
and
2
others
5
posts
(Closed)
Dec 2, 2010, 02:04 pm
by ProfPotts
Words of Power family: Power
Nov 28, 2010, 02:56 pm
by Luthia
—
xevious573
and
Luthia
2
posts
(Closed)
Dec 2, 2010, 12:33 am
by xevious573
Human Wordcaster Sorcerers and their favored class bonus (extra spells)
Nov 24, 2010, 12:18 pm
by Matrixryu
—
Banpai,
Matrixryu,
ForgottenRider
and
3
others
9
posts
(Closed)
Dec 1, 2010, 07:04 pm
by ForgottenRider
WoP : GM Tool?
Nov 25, 2010, 09:05 pm
by mdt
—
Lord Twitchiopolis,
Ravingdork
and
mdt
3
posts
(Closed)
Dec 1, 2010, 11:17 am
by Lord Twitchiopolis
Is backwards compatability the way to go at this point?
Nov 24, 2010, 05:28 am
by ciretose
—
ciretose,
james maissen,
R_Chance
and
22
others
55
posts
(Closed)
Nov 30, 2010, 11:28 pm
by R_Chance
True freeform is it even possible ?
Nov 30, 2010, 02:57 pm
by Phasics
—
Freesword
and
Phasics
3
posts
(Closed)
Nov 30, 2010, 05:04 pm
by Freesword
Question on the summoning words
Nov 28, 2010, 11:05 pm
by Phasics
—
Thanatos95
and
Phasics
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 30, 2010, 04:22 pm
by Thanatos95
ZoKathRa so what are these words ?
Nov 29, 2010, 02:09 pm
by Phasics
—
Phasics,
Laurefindel,
Drejk
and
8
others
14
posts
(Closed)
Nov 30, 2010, 12:49 pm
by Phasics
Request for clarification regarding duration of multiple effect spells.
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 30, 2010, 11:04 am
by Erik Freund
Suggestion: More than one target word
Nov 29, 2010, 11:29 pm
by Banpai
—
Banpai
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 29, 2010, 11:29 pm
by Banpai
Feedback and questions regarding barriers
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 29, 2010, 08:42 pm
by Knightengale
Let's make some spells
Nov 22, 2010, 05:17 pm
by Umbral Reaver
—
pad300,
terraleon,
Umbral Reaver
and
18
others
67
posts
(Closed)
Nov 29, 2010, 07:04 pm
by Lord Twitchiopolis
IMHO there need to be 3 words in a spell
Nov 29, 2010, 08:29 am
by Anburaid
—
Anburaid
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 29, 2010, 08:29 am
by Anburaid
Quick-and-Dirty Spell Creation Rules
Nov 26, 2010, 12:57 pm
by Epic Meepo
—
Drack530,
Blueluck,
Evil Lincoln
and
3
others
6
posts
(Closed)
Nov 28, 2010, 03:57 pm
by Drack530
Item Creation with WoP
Nov 24, 2010, 08:49 pm
by mdt
—
mdt,
pad300,
doctor_wu
and
2
others
8
posts
(Closed)
Nov 28, 2010, 02:42 pm
by doctor_wu
Barrier should be a target word, not an effect word
Nov 26, 2010, 07:02 pm
by Kevin Andrew Murphy
—
Kevin Andrew Murphy,
Synapse,
Banpai
and
2
others
13
posts
(Closed)
Nov 28, 2010, 02:24 am
by Banpai
[FIX, PROPOSAL] Replacing Cost with Vancian slot
Nov 26, 2010, 02:48 pm
by ruemere
—
ruemere,
mad_mac_hl
and
Evil Lincoln
4
posts
(Closed)
Nov 27, 2010, 03:29 pm
by ruemere
Fear Family lacking Fear descriptor
Nov 24, 2010, 12:56 pm
by Ravingdork
—
Ravingdork,
ruemere,
Jason Bulmahn
and
3
others
9
posts
(Closed)
Nov 27, 2010, 03:09 pm
by ruemere
+3 DC for 2 points (and other Words of Power combos for fun and profit)
Nov 25, 2010, 06:15 pm
by Mark Seifter
—
Rogue Eidolon,
YuenglingDragon,
Umbral Reaver
and
3
others
12
posts
(Closed)
Nov 27, 2010, 12:39 pm
by Jason Bulmahn
No Point to Points
Nov 26, 2010, 12:18 pm
by Freesword
—
Freesword,
morphail,
Gauthok
and
3
others
9
posts
(Closed)
Nov 27, 2010, 10:44 am
by Freesword
Spellbooks, Scrolls, and Bonded Items
Nov 26, 2010, 02:55 pm
by Kevin Andrew Murphy
—
Kevin Andrew Murphy,
Mauril,
Thanatos95
and
doctor_wu
5
posts
(Closed)
Nov 26, 2010, 06:25 pm
by Mauril
Lingo
Nov 23, 2010, 10:59 am
by Quandary
—
Zurai,
Ravenot,
Quandary
and
10
others
22
posts
(Closed)
Nov 26, 2010, 02:37 pm
by Zurai
Word Costs for Words of Power: A little high?
Nov 23, 2010, 06:11 am
by Davor
—
Ravingdork,
Drejk,
Davor
and
11
others
19
posts
(Closed)
Nov 26, 2010, 11:05 am
by Eradarus
How does WoP stack up to True Sorcery?
Nov 26, 2010, 10:46 am
by Mok
—
Mok
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 26, 2010, 10:46 am
by Mok
At a loss for words, or trading versatility for nothing.
Nov 25, 2010, 07:30 pm
by A Man In Black
—
A Man In Black,
Machaeus,
Eradarus
and
12
others
26
posts
(Closed)
Nov 26, 2010, 10:07 am
by Jason Bulmahn
[FILE, PDF] Words of Power Cost Calculator
9
posts
(Closed)
Nov 26, 2010, 06:07 am
by GeraintElberion
How would you notate WoP on your character sheet?
Nov 25, 2010, 10:57 pm
by Ravingdork
—
YuenglingDragon
and
Ravingdork
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 11:45 pm
by YuenglingDragon
Inconsistent description
Nov 25, 2010, 08:48 pm
by udalrich
—
Banpai,
Ravingdork
and
udalrich
3
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 11:17 pm
by Banpai
too fiddly - get rid of "points"
Nov 25, 2010, 01:18 pm
by Erik Freund
—
pad300,
Abraham spalding,
stuart haffenden
and
Erik Freund
4
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 06:51 pm
by pad300
Can't talk any of our casters into trying it
Nov 25, 2010, 03:32 pm
by Izio
—
Izio
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 03:32 pm
by Izio
Questions about magic item / feat interactions
Nov 25, 2010, 11:18 am
by Banpai
—
Banpai
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 11:18 am
by Banpai
Word Burning Feat
Nov 24, 2010, 05:22 pm
by Jason Bulmahn
—
MoFiddy,
Ravingdork,
Research
and
11
others
21
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 10:53 am
by MoFiddy
Trading versatility for... versatility?
Nov 25, 2010, 06:48 am
by Ambrus
—
mdt,
hogarth,
Synapse
and
Ambrus
4
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 10:10 am
by mdt
Summoning Words Question
Nov 24, 2010, 09:35 am
by Kaiyanwang
—
Kaiyanwang,
Snorter,
Dilvias
and
Matrixryu
5
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 12:44 am
by Snorter
meta magic feats
Nov 24, 2010, 10:38 pm
by pavaan
—
Mauril
and
pavaan
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 25, 2010, 12:21 am
by Mauril
Total Points?
Nov 24, 2010, 08:01 pm
by Chris Ballard
—
Freesword
and
Chris Ballard
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 11:09 pm
by Freesword
REQUEST: Algorithm or block diagram.
Nov 22, 2010, 11:52 pm
by ruemere
—
ruemere,
R0b0tBadgr,
Iammars
and
9
others
16
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 10:55 pm
by Iammars
Wordburning: Requesting clarification.
Nov 22, 2010, 09:50 pm
by terraleon
—
Caineach,
Gilfalas,
AvalonXQ
and
8
others
12
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 07:30 pm
by Gilfalas
Spell (word) stacking
Nov 23, 2010, 11:07 am
by Varthanna
—
Varthanna
and
Jason Bulmahn
3
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 07:02 pm
by Jason Bulmahn
Why are barrier spells lines?
Nov 24, 2010, 06:48 pm
by Ravingdork
—
Ravingdork
and
Zurai
3
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 06:52 pm
by Ravingdork
How does this affect bonus spells?
Nov 23, 2010, 04:27 pm
by Thanatos95
—
xevious573,
Thanatos95,
Ravingdork
and
3
others
8
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 03:32 pm
by Ravingdork
Some Thoughts on Words of Power (And Obviously This is Just My Take)
Nov 23, 2010, 04:59 pm
by KnightErrantJR
—
KnightErrantJR,
terraleon,
YuenglingDragon
and
10
others
28
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 03:21 pm
by Zurai
Word Ratings
Nov 24, 2010, 12:17 pm
by Banpai
—
Banpai
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 12:17 pm
by Banpai
Are certain effect words going to count as their equivilent spells for crafting items and recharging staves?
Nov 24, 2010, 07:51 am
by Matrixryu
—
Matrixryu,
Quandary
and
Banpai
4
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 11:07 am
by Matrixryu
Will the number of words you can use be limited?
Nov 24, 2010, 10:41 am
by Ravingdork
—
Zurai,
Quandary
and
Ravingdork
3
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 10:58 am
by Zurai
What is it good for?
Nov 24, 2010, 06:35 am
by Ellington
—
Snorter,
Caineach,
doctor_wu
and
5
others
11
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 10:50 am
by Quandary
Limit on adding Wording Burning ´points´ (?) to Spell Slots?
Nov 24, 2010, 10:30 am
by Quandary
—
Quandary
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 10:30 am
by Quandary
let's make some word casters
Nov 24, 2010, 08:53 am
by doctor_wu
—
Caineach
and
doctor_wu
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 09:24 am
by Caineach
Do sorcerers get points for the cantrips
Nov 24, 2010, 07:08 am
by Souphin
—
ryric,
Souphin
and
doctor_wu
5
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 08:29 am
by ryric
All spellcasters feel the same with Words of Power
Nov 24, 2010, 12:49 am
by Ravingdork
—
Ravingdork
and
xevious573
3
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 01:54 am
by Ravingdork
Why ever use small burst spells?
Nov 23, 2010, 05:18 pm
by Matrixryu
—
Matrixryu,
KnightErrantJR,
Ravingdork
and
3
others
9
posts
(Closed)
Nov 24, 2010, 12:39 am
by Ravingdork
Duration Query
Nov 23, 2010, 11:23 pm
by paroikos
—
paroikos
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 11:23 pm
by paroikos
Why are Acid and Cold so danged expensive?
Nov 23, 2010, 09:02 pm
by Power Word Unzip
—
Abraham spalding
and
Power Word Unzip
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 09:06 pm
by Abraham spalding
Possible Errata
Nov 23, 2010, 12:14 pm
by Banpai
—
Banpai,
Umbral Reaver
and
drayen
4
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 08:52 pm
by Umbral Reaver
Furhter splitting up some words
Nov 23, 2010, 05:52 pm
by JoelF847
—
Freesword
and
JoelF847
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 06:09 pm
by Freesword
Energy and Meta Change (Magic Well)
Nov 23, 2010, 11:22 am
by Drack530
—
Drack530
2
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 05:47 pm
by Drack530
The origin of lines
Nov 22, 2010, 11:12 pm
by 'Rixx
—
'Rixx,
Saedar,
Zurai
and
7
others
16
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 05:45 pm
by Freesword
Repetition of Effect Words
Nov 22, 2010, 07:22 pm
by Brother Elias
—
Brother Elias,
Matrixryu
and
Shadar Aman
4
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 05:10 pm
by Matrixryu
Warlock and Words of Power
Nov 23, 2010, 04:53 am
by nightflier
—
nighttree,
Banti,
Shadar Aman
and
nightflier
8
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 04:41 pm
by nighttree
Touching Yourself: Personal vs. Single
Nov 22, 2010, 06:02 pm
by 'Rixx
—
james maissen,
Drejk,
Tryn
and
5
others
8
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 04:38 pm
by james maissen
Spontaneous Supremacy?
Nov 23, 2010, 12:48 pm
by Selgard
—
YawarFiesta,
Matrixryu,
Thanatos95
and
4
others
7
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 04:20 pm
by YawarFiesta
Touching Yourself: Personal Target vs. Single Target
Nov 22, 2010, 06:04 pm
by 'Rixx
—
Selgard,
Blueluck,
Varthanna
and
2
others
5
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 02:14 pm
by Selgard
Words Known at 1st Level
Nov 23, 2010, 10:02 am
by Joseph Wilson
—
Joseph Wilson,
Dorje Sylas,
Jason Bulmahn
and
2
others
7
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 01:44 pm
by Joseph Wilson
Power Words in Words of Power
Nov 23, 2010, 12:22 pm
by AlQahir
—
AlQahir
1
post
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 12:22 pm
by AlQahir
Words of Power Psionics
Nov 22, 2010, 04:44 pm
by Roman
—
Dorje Sylas,
Epic Meepo,
Captain Sir Hexen Ineptus
and
Roman
5
posts
(Closed)
Nov 23, 2010, 11:43 am
by Epic Meepo
