Thanks for the link. The "magic" system is similar - but certainly not the same - to something I am working on with a friend at the moment. It's neat to see your take on it. Thanks again for sharing.

"Try This"

     An old friend of your character, Talvi Williams, has been putting off her brain cancer for some months.  It seems that her condition could worsen when the doctors operate, and she needs a place to spend her last years on earth.  She calls you and asks you if you could check out her family home that she inherited some years ago to see if it is livable still.  As her only living friend, you agree to check out the place.

     Unfortunately, the house is haunted by the ghosts of Talvi's late family.  The adventure continues as the house is explored and the ghosts are interacted with.  This is only one of the things you could do with my game.

Quote from: teckno72;222139This is only one of the things you could do with my game.

Of course, even that scenario might go very differently if the PCs are aware that a high-level Wood Elementalist could cure the cancer...

Quote from: teckno72;222139...Unfortunately, the house is haunted by the ghosts of Talvi's late family.  The adventure continues as the house is explored and the ghosts are interacted with.  This is only one of the things you could do with my game.

Thanks. In that case, I'd think about allowing characters that aren't magicians eg werewolves, vampire hunters etc.

You could play "normal" humans without the Elemental magic.  Or, you could play at Levels 1 or 2 (mostly sensory magic).  Also Spirits are possible, if (maybe) problematic for the game master.

Quote from: teckno72;222243You could play "normal" humans without the Elemental magic.  Or, you could play at Levels 1 or 2 (mostly sensory magic).  Also Spirits are possible, if (maybe) problematic for the game master.

OK, but they don't get any powers to compensate for their lack of magic?

Quote from: Age of Fable;222295OK, but they don't get any powers to compensate for their lack of magic?

This elemental magic seems to cover all the supernatural powers available to humans, as opposed to Spirits (ghosts, angels and demons). I suppose that you could have the vices or sins associated with particular elements gradually warp a person into a monster in extreme cases (greed for vampires, perhaps, or wrath for werewolves), but that might remove humanity from the centre of the setting. It's a little like Mage: The Ascension in that respect as well.

It would probably be like playing Mulder and Scully of X-Files fame.  That does seem to be fun sometimes.  In the book, I sometimes have them become somewhat demonic in shape.  Other times, they are just normal.  Other times, they're genetically-altered psychics, aliens, etc.