New spell system idea!

Post » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:11 am

Ok, so as the Dovahkiin, you're on your marry way down the arch mages library, when all if the sudden, you spot this beautiful rock, encrusted with runes and such... You go up to it and press that [censored] (x, a, left click) button and bam! Spell creation menu!

So, now that the glittery shots out of the way, this is how it would work...

You choose the spell you wanna create, but you wouldn't make a new spell, it would just be a branch of that spell ( Let's use the fire spell for example...)

You then select the damage of the spell using a power source of some sort (like a soul stone) and the blast radius or such and such

That's your new spell, EXCEPT... You now get to use a different power source to add effects to that spell! ( like a rune or something cool like that, eh?)

That rune would need to be infused with that element or idea (elemental runes are kind of a given) but things like frenzy and rally are something I havent really thought of

You can add four runes to that spell ( determined by perks) and then you name your spell! You can also edit the color of the aura or element in your spell ( pretty nifty huh?)

When you go to select that spell, you would click on your fire spell and a little window would pop up! You cab choose your created spell, or the normal fire spell :3

How many created spells you can have at once or in one spell category is obviously determined by... Drumroll please... PERKS!!!

DISCUSS!!!

Sorry for any spelling mistakes, on me iPod.
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Sammygirl
 
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Post » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:04 pm

Damn, just realized I called my thread new spell SYSTEM and not creation... My bad.
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Post » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:24 am

What advantage(For the devs) does your system have over oblivion/morrowinds? I could have sworn they got rid of it because balancing issues and wanting to focus time on their spells. So I am not seeing why they'd re-invent a fancier wheel.
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Post » Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:06 am

Being as current belief is spell creation having been removed completely, with The Todd having labeled it "too spreadsheet-y" I can't see why they'd be interested in a rehash of what they took out because they didn't like it. :shrug:
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Post » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:47 am

Being as current belief is spell creation having been removed completely, with The Todd having labeled it "too spreadsheet-y" I can't see why they'd be interested in a rehash of what they took out because they didn't like it. :shrug:

I know, just wanted to share my idea...
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