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Offline Hick Jr

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Sponsored Magic Clarification
« on: January 12, 2013, 06:46:03 AM »
Regarding Evothaum and how it interacts with foci- Does it use Evocation foci specialties (power and control) or Thaumaturgy specialties? (Complexity/Control)
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Re: Sponsored Magic Clarification
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 06:57:22 AM »
Depends on who you ask, but I'd be inclined to go with Evocation Foci.

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Re: Sponsored Magic Clarification
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 08:25:12 AM »
I'd say either/or depending on the spell.  Probably evocation foci though, particularly if they're meant to work evothaum.  A Lore foci ups the complexity of what you can cast as evothaum though, and your regular thaumaturgy, so there's that.  Unless I've misunderstood something.

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Re: Sponsored Magic Clarification
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2013, 01:38:24 PM »
My take:

I really don't think it depends on the speed, I think it depends on the spell.  If your doing a spell that only thaumaturgy can do, then I'd go with thaumatugy, regardless of how quickly you do it.

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Re: Sponsored Magic Clarification
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2013, 02:13:36 PM »
I'm with Taran, that's exactly how I'd do it.
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Re: Sponsored Magic Clarification
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2013, 08:56:12 PM »
There are no rules on this.

I would suggest using Thaumaturgy bonuses. I use Evocation bonuses in one of my games, and since I have a PC whose evothaum is better than their real thaumaturgy that produces some weirdness. Using Thaumaturgy bonuses would have dealt with that weirdness quite nicely.