Comments on: Accumulator Overdrive Socket http://www.hecate.ca/union/2010/07/23/accumulator-overdrive-socket/ All things mechanikal, magikal, clockwerk, and mundane Thu, 05 May 2011 15:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AnimaRaptor http://www.hecate.ca/union/2010/07/23/accumulator-overdrive-socket/comment-page-1/#comment-16283 AnimaRaptor Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:45:36 +0000 http://www.hecate.ca/union/?p=394#comment-16283 Funny you mention this, because this original post began as a way of turning metamagic feats into plates. As i brainstormed, however, I saw that many of these feats didnt really apply to the types of spells that usually come out of weapons or armor (Silent spell? Really?). So, by simply adding more juice to the plate, i figured i could up the power of whatever numeric effects is specific to the plate with a valid risk and consequence. Now, i do feel like there wouldnt be any damage to the plate, but its possible that i would require heavier duty conduits to take the surge of energy. Maybe increase the cost equal to another +1 of enhancement bonus? Or would it be more worth it to just get a more powerful rune plate? Funny you mention this, because this original post began as a way of turning metamagic feats into plates. As i brainstormed, however, I saw that many of these feats didnt really apply to the types of spells that usually come out of weapons or armor (Silent spell? Really?).

So, by simply adding more juice to the plate, i figured i could up the power of whatever numeric effects is specific to the plate with a valid risk and consequence. Now, i do feel like there wouldnt be any damage to the plate, but its possible that i would require heavier duty conduits to take the surge of energy. Maybe increase the cost equal to another +1 of enhancement bonus? Or would it be more worth it to just get a more powerful rune plate?

]]> By: TT http://www.hecate.ca/union/2010/07/23/accumulator-overdrive-socket/comment-page-1/#comment-16281 TT Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:26:14 +0000 http://www.hecate.ca/union/?p=394#comment-16281 I think theres greater potential here, like maybe a whole set of these. I always wondered how you might apply metamagic effects to a convergence engine, and having some sort of special arcane filter in the trickle socket to alter how the energy formed the arcane furnace over the plate sounds about right. Its unlikly that you could cover every weird and wonderful metamagic effect like this, but I'm sure you could wrangle a reason for most of the major ones. Another possibility to balance this out: you could make using such a socket cause damage to it, slowly degrading the material the socket is forged out of visavee the power of the metamagic effect. Like say a +5-4 effect would rapidly melt and fuse the socket, eventualy leading to a definite rupture as the accumulator literaly fires out of the damaged socket like a small rocket and explodes (...hmmm self-propelled ammo, must think on that). I think theres greater potential here, like maybe a whole set of these. I always wondered how you might apply metamagic effects to a convergence engine, and having some sort of special arcane filter in the trickle socket to alter how the energy formed the arcane furnace over the plate sounds about right. Its unlikly that you could cover every weird and wonderful metamagic effect like this, but I’m sure you could wrangle a reason for most of the major ones.

Another possibility to balance this out: you could make using such a socket cause damage to it, slowly degrading the material the socket is forged out of visavee the power of the metamagic effect. Like say a +5-4 effect would rapidly melt and fuse the socket, eventualy leading to a definite rupture as the accumulator literaly fires out of the damaged socket like a small rocket and explodes (…hmmm self-propelled ammo, must think on that).

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