New Spell

[Jan Arnoldus]

A time back there was some discussion about wether it was possible to create
a bloodline in some person who wasn't blooded. Some people were dead against
it others thought it mihght be possible but would require quite some regency.

I thought about it and came up with this spell. Now a lot of things about
this spell are optional and should be decided by the DM if he decides to
allow it in his campaign.


Spell: Light the Spark
Level Priest??/Wizard?? or RealmSpell (DM's Choice)
if Priest
Sphere All but only castable by the 8 main faiths (not Eloele/Laerme or
Cuiraecen)
if Wizard
enchantment/charm
Range touch
Components V,S,M
Duration Instantaneous
Casting Time 1 Turn
Area of Effect Creature Touched
Saving Throw Negated

This spell is used on those rare moments that someone has done such great
deeds that a powerful regent is willing to grant him a bloodline.
The Regent who is the sponsor must expend a certain number of regency points
to make the spell work (My idea is around 25/50). The subject must make a
saving throw versus spells to see if the spell is succesful, this roll can
be modified by expending extra regency. (To bad that after doing all those
great deeds his Saving Throw is now so good that the spell has little chance
of success otherwise).
The subject's bloodline will be of the same derivation as that of the sponsor.
(If cast by a Priest he should be of the correct faith i.e. Haelyn doesn't
create Basela derivations) His Bloodstrength will be 0 or 1. His
Bloodclassification will be either the same of the sponsor or, for those who
think actions can have some effect on this, the classification will be
minor/major (depending on his history).
Material components my idea here was to use either an knight/prince or
emperor (DM's choice) sielshegh of the correct derivation which functions as
the tranefer vessel for the blood and which is destroyed in the process.
This leaves out Masela however so you might want to think of some other item
of comparable value.


OK, comments anybody, remember much of the spell must be determined by the
DM if he approves it at all.

Jan Arnoldus

[DavTyr]

I must have missed this one earlier. Naming an heir to your bloodline
tranfers your bloodline to someone else. My understanding is that the person
to whom you heir your bloodline does not need to be blooded. I might not be
right about this but that is how we've interpretted the rules. As far as
making someone blooded who isn't, Without the loss of a Blooded character to
make the exchange would be game unbalancing. If you could do that then all
the beings of cerilia could become blooded and that would greatly diminish the
specialness & mystique of being blooded. Just think, ANYONE whom a mage, that
possesed such a spell, wanted to become a blooded wizard he could make it
happen for him. Mages would Quite literally MAKE Kings. My personnal
feelings are that if you weren't born with it or didn't inherit it, you can't
have it!

[Gary V. Foss]

DavTyr wrote:

> I must have missed this one earlier. Naming an heir to your bloodline
> tranfers your bloodline to someone else. My understanding is that the person
> to whom you heir your bloodline does not need to be blooded. I might not be
> right about this but that is how we've interpretted the rules. As far as
> making someone blooded who isn't, Without the loss of a Blooded character to
> make the exchange would be game unbalancing. If you could do that then all
> the beings of cerilia could become blooded and that would greatly diminish the
> specialness & mystique of being blooded. Just think, ANYONE whom a mage, that
> possesed such a spell, wanted to become a blooded wizard he could make it
> happen for him. Mages would Quite literally MAKE Kings. My personnal
> feelings are that if you weren't born with it or didn't inherit it, you can't
> have it!

I agree wholeheartedly! Some people like the idea of creating a bloodline out of
nowhere, but I think this contradicts the basic premise of the BR setting. Oh, I
think a bloodline could be created, but not by a mortal. The gods could do it.
Perhaps some colossal, earth shattering event could create one, but aside from
that no way.

Gary

[Alain Pouliot]

Greetings!

I have a little story for all of you. I was the high priest of the holy
order of Healyn in a campaign around Roesone. One night, Haelyn himself
appears in my dream. He ask me for all my regency points (± 100 sniff). He
ask the same question to all is highpriest and then... two week after, a
child was born. He have the bloodline of....
ROELE!

this was the good part. Imagine hiding this child for 15 years from the
Gorgon and all the Iron throne aspirant!!!!!!!

I die!

Snag

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> From: Gary V. Foss
> To: birthright@MPGN.COM
> Subject: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - New Spell
> Date: 21 mai, 1998 16:23
>
> DavTyr wrote:
>
> > I must have missed this one earlier. Naming an heir to your bloodline
> > tranfers your bloodline to someone else. My understanding is that the
person
> > to whom you heir your bloodline does not need to be blooded. I might
not be
> > right about this but that is how we've interpretted the rules. As far
as
> > making someone blooded who isn't, Without the loss of a Blooded
character to
> > make the exchange would be game unbalancing. If you could do that then
all
> > the beings of cerilia could become blooded and that would greatly
diminish the
> > specialness & mystique of being blooded. Just think, ANYONE whom a
mage, that
> > possesed such a spell, wanted to become a blooded wizard he could make
it
> > happen for him. Mages would Quite literally MAKE Kings. My personnal
> > feelings are that if you weren't born with it or didn't inherit it, you
can't
> > have it!
>
> I agree wholeheartedly! Some people like the idea of creating a
bloodline out of
> nowhere, but I think this contradicts the basic premise of the BR
setting. Oh, I
> think a bloodline could be created, but not by a mortal. The gods could
do it.
> Perhaps some colossal, earth shattering event could create one, but aside
from
> that no way.
>
> Gary
>
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