[UA] Ars Hermetica

[Chris Cooper]

--- Saul Peers <rexmundis at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hmmm... Idea.
> 
> What would you guys think about moving ArM forward
> about a thousand years to 
> today?  We could use UA as a base, with each
> Technique and Form taken as a 
> skill, but added together for purposes of casting a
> specific spell.  
> Example: Big Red of House Flambeau wants to burn
> down a house.  He combines 
> his Creo score of 23% with his Ignem score of 45%
> for a total of 68%... 
> perhaps we could throw in a Hermetic Magic score
> that would add to those as 
> well.

Nice idea, but I'd let the Tech/Form scores be
multiples of ten only; ie +10 and +20 to +30. I'd
allow specialisations and prerequisite Techs or Forms
use multiples of fives.
 
> The books do say that Hermetic magic is loosing it's
> umph...  The Houses of 
> Heremes compeating with younger and hungrier
> magicians in the modern world 
> could make an awesome saga.  What do you think?

I do play a modern day version of Ars Magica, its
called Mage: the Ascension. I do texture the game
towards OoH. I especially like playing with the
resorted House system. 

Cheers,

Chris.

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