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Wizards & Mystics (Fantasy Add-On)

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A Savage Worlds (Adventure Edition) add-on to add iconic Arcane Backgrounds to your setting and help you design your own.2020 SWAG Award Winner

  • 11 Fantasy Arcane Backgrounds - Alchemists, runemages, bloodmages, psychics, wizards, shamans...
  • 10 Edges
  • Arcane Features: a system to create your own Arcane Backgrounds with 40+ options to pick from
  • Compatible with Tomes & Prayers (but does not require it)
Mainly designed with Fantasy Settings in mind, but most can be used in Other Settings as well. It does NOT use the Fantasy Companion (update to use the Fantasy Companion for SWADE is planned and will be added to this product, no need to buy it again).

Get this title (at a discount) in the Fantasy Add-On series bundle. If you need help or have questions, feel free to use the discussion below or join Gronyon Games Discord.


  
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Paolo B November 13, 2023 9:18 pm UTC
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Given that we are using the Summoner's circle.
Doubts have arisen about the Shaman.
By taking Summon Ally will he have 1 ally per rank or is he limited to 1 ally for each power he has (of the power's rank)? Thank you.
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Cyril R November 14, 2023 10:58 pm UTC
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Hi Paolo,
The Shaman has one ally per power and can only invoke those.

You can clearly use Summoner's Circle to design those Spirits. It would be great to design them with a theme and aspect related to the power they represent.
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Francisco D October 03, 2023 9:17 am UTC
Do you plan to upgrade all the books to the Fantasy Companion or only the ones you have already upgraded?
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Cyril R October 05, 2023 11:16 am UTC
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Hi Francisco,

Yes, they are planned to be upgraded for SWADE 5th Printing and Fantasy Companion.
However, I'm first working on a Foundry VTT module for F&W and T&P, and a new fresh product.
So it will most probably be somewhere during 2024 (T&P and F&W each took me 6 months to update, but they were the one which needed it the most).
Wizards & Mystics is next on the line, then Companions and last Shapeshifting.

More info on discord (I do have a dedicated discord now): https://discord.gg/YQERjfzwUB
I also have a website with some info, but no Newsletter for now. : https://www.gronyongames.com/
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David V July 27, 2021 1:11 am UTC
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Hi!

Great product!

Is there a forum somewhere that caters to discussion of different designs using your add on(s) or do we just post questions here and fill this discussion with questions?

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Cyril R July 31, 2021 3:30 pm UTC
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Hi David,

I don't have a dedicated server or forum. Players and GM using my products usually discuss them in the #third-party-products channel in the Discord server whose link is in the credits/intro page of the PDF.

I'm also available on Discord directly @Gronyon#0843.
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Jens H March 15, 2021 5:59 pm UTC
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Hi Great Addon!

But i have a Question an an Idea:

The Question: Design Points for Shutdown Backlash shouldnt it be a -1 intstead of the mentioned +1

The Idea: When you make an Update can you mention the Design point Costs in The custom Classes ?

Kind Regards

Jens
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Cyril R March 15, 2021 6:26 pm UTC
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Thank you Jens!

Shutdown Backlash: It is intended to be +1. This backlash is in fact less damaging than he regular one. You don't get a -1 to all your Trait rolls, you don't get all your other active powers to immediately end. So you have to spend points to get that "easy" backlash.

Idea: yes! it's planned for the next release :D (in which a new Arcane Background should also appear)

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Jens H May 18, 2021 5:48 pm UTC
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Hello Cyril,

question regarding the shutdown backlash. Waht would it be worth as an additional effect ? Du you have an Idea when the update is ready ?

Kind regards

Jens
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Cyril R May 18, 2021 6:23 pm UTC
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Hi,
I would go with -1/2 like an explosive backlash or a dynamic backlash.

The next release isn't ready at all. I have prioritized another product before updating that one.
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Cyril R May 21, 2021 11:53 am UTC
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Jens,

Here are the arcane background costs:

Alchemists
■ 4 Starting Powers: 4 points
■ 10 Starting Power Points: 4 points
■ Ingredients: Free.
■ Alchemy Kit: –½. aka Channeling Tool.
■ Crafting process: –1. aka Imbuing.
■ Potion Modifiers: Free.
■ Large Cauldrons: +½.
■ Explosive Backlash: –½.
■ Tests & Support: Free.
■ Alchemy Isn’t Science: +½. aka Shared Arcane Skill.
■ Alchemy Edges: Free. aka Dedicated Edges.

Arcane Marksmen
■ 3 Starting Powers: 3 points
■ 10 Starting Power Points: 4 points
■ Favored Weapon: +1/2. Pretty close to a Channeling Situation.
■ Imbued & Enhancing Powers: –1. pretty close to Imbuing.
■ Signature Power: +1/2.

Blood Mages
■ 1 Starting Power: 1 point
■ 15 PP: 6 points.
■ Bloodlines: free.
■ Magic is in our blood: +1 aka Blood Magic
■ Wild Magic:...See more
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Jens H May 23, 2021 9:30 am UTC
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Thanks a lot! I hope that we don´t have to wait neither for the udate nor to the ne product. May I ask what you are planning ?
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Jens H May 31, 2021 4:59 pm UTC
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I am so curious. Please give us a little hint about what you are planning. :-)
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Cyril R June 02, 2021 11:38 am UTC
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Many things, but most advanced is improvement about Shapeshifting.
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Dillard R February 14, 2021 7:45 pm UTC
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Loving what I have read so far. Could you explain the points for the Arcane Backgrounds. What are their equivalents? How many points equal an edge etc? The half points seem to equal a quarter of an edge and the free seasoned edge for AB seems to be worth one and a half edges?
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Cyril R February 14, 2021 8:46 pm UTC
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Hi,
Glad you like it so far.

As for the points, they are based of the Making Races ability points (see end of page 9, and an edge is 2 points in SW Making Races).
So, you are right: the half point is worth a quarter of an edge.
And also right: a "free seasoned edge" costs 3 points or one and a half edge. I chose to make it so since it ignores the requirements.

If you have other questions, feel free to ask, I'll do my best to answer :D
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Dillard R February 17, 2021 3:01 am UTC
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Still reading through the other books. Loving what I see. Prayers and tomes may have what I am looking for.
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Gerrit J December 08, 2020 6:51 pm UTC
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Had a question about the Schools limitation on page 17. Paragraph 2 seems to say that you need to also take the +1/2 Signature Power (pg10) to gain the Signature power for your chosen school. Paragraph 5 says that when a mage specializes in a new school he automatically gains the school's Signature Power. Do you need Signature Power in your Starting Kit to get the new power or is it automatic with learning a new school?

Wizards need to start from scratch in Spellcasting when learning a new school under their version of Schools of Magic which seems really harsh. Is that intended to also be in the Schools descriptor. Wizards in general seem pretty disadvantaged compared to the other classes. Is that to reflect their ability to eventually learn more Powers?

Do you have an idea how you would price out how many Powers a background has access to and how much, for instance doubling the number, would cost?

Thanks! Great a product! (Reviewed it under name Jeff R)
Gerrit
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Cyril R December 08, 2020 7:51 pm UTC
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Hello Gerrit,

The "if any" is important here.
If the Arcane Background only has the School Feature (and no Power Signature), then learning a new School does not grant you a Signature Power.
If the Arcane Background also have the Signature Power Feature, then each new School you learn automatically teaches you the Signature Power of that School. (it makes Signature Power a bit stronger when used with Schools).

The part that describe features is a toolkit to create your own Arcane Backgrounds. If you are designing your homebrew setting or converting an existing one, you would decide whether to use School (cost half a point), or Signature Power (cost half a point) or both (would be one point).

Page 41, I do propose a Wizard Arcane Background. For this specific background I did choose to go with both.

Read the Skill Specialization in Savage Worlds (SWADE p141), you only have one skill (Spellcasting), you don't have one skill per school (it's...See more
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Gerrit J December 09, 2020 12:13 am UTC
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Thank you Cyril. That was very helpful.
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Andrew S September 24, 2020 10:00 pm UTC
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Hey, I was wondering how much the sins mechanic from the priest would be valued at in terms of points?

Thank you for the great product.
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Cyril R September 25, 2020 7:15 pm UTC
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hi Andrew.

I valued it -2 points, like a Major Hindrance (since it's very similar to Vow or Code of Honor, especially with the risk of losing your powers "forever").

15 PP → 6 points
2 powers → 2 points
Extended cast → 0.5
Signature → 0.5
that's 9.
"sins" at -2 brings us back to 7 :)

I'm happy you like the product. Thank you for the feedback. It DOES matter a lot to us authors. Pushes us to create new content and keep up with the quality level !
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