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RPMeconomy

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Location:Boston

Introduction
Howdoesmagicaffectaneconomy?Itwouldprobablystartslowlyatfirstwithwizardsor
priestspassingthroughtownacceptingdonationsforspells,andlessthanscrupulous
characterssellingelixirsandcharmsthatmaynotworkasintended.Inaworldwhere
anyonecanlearnthebasicsofmagicthecuriousordesperatewouldfindteachers.Ina
worldwherepeoplecancontributetheirphysicalenergytohelpaskilledcasterbring
miraculouseffectsintobeing,groupswillformtocooperateforgoodorevilpurposes.This
istheworldthatRitualPathMagichasopenedup.Thisisaworldwheremagicalknowledge
andthecooperationofenoughpeoplecanaccomplishanything.Whatdoesthismagical
societylooklikecarriedtoitslogicalconclusion?
InRitualPathMagicanyonecanlearnandusemagic,magesandadeptsarebetteratitbut
giventime,trainingandtoolsanyonecancastspellsusefultosociety.Magicitemsthat
eliminatethepenaltiesfornotbeingamagearewithinreachofdeterminedpeopleandthe
otherlimitsofthemagicsystemcanbeworkedaroundifoneisnotincombat.ARite
Masterwouldbetheoneperformingaritual.FortheserulestheRiteMasterwouldneedat
leastMageryzeroandRitualadept(time)two.Thesecosttwentyfivepointstotalbutcould
beplacedintoanenchanteditemallowinganyonetocasteconomicallyusefulspells
withoutpenalty(aprotectedstaffiscommonforthispurposeandwouldbeathirteenpoint
advantage).OneneedsRitualadept(time)twoinordertotapintoenergysourceswithout
havingtoroll.Thisabilityiscriticaltothissystemofmagicbecomingthehubofthe
economy.TheRitemasterwouldalsobeworkinginaconsecratedspaceandhaveaccess
tosomeconnectiontothetargettoeliminatethesepenalties.MostRitemasterswillhave
theritualmasteryperkfortheritualstheycastmostoften.Manywillhaveagrimoirefor
theirbestrituals.AllRitemasterswouldhavetheirrelevantpathskillsatIQlevel.Any
Ritemastercreatingcharmsorelixirswouldhaveaworkspacekitforthat.Manywouldtry
toworkfromaplaceofpowerifonewasavailable.EvenaRitemasterwithatenIQ
(gurpsnormal)couldhaveasixteenskillwithenoughtrainingandequipment.

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Re:RPMeconomy

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Location:Boston

CharmsandElixirsinmycampaign:
CharmsandElixirs:Inthiscampaigncharmsandelixirscanbecreatedasunboundmagic
items(asintheRavensandPenniesblog).SuchunbounditemscanexistforRitemasters
skill*twodaysbeforeexpiring.AnyunboundcharmcanbeboundwithaThaumatology
roll(orRitualMagicifthecharacterisapriest)andanyunboundelixircanbeboundwith
alchemyorherblore.Inthiscampaigncharmstakeupconditionalspellslots
(ThaumatologyorRitualMagic+magery)andelixirstakeupelixirslots(AlchemyorHerb
lore+magery).Otherwisecharmsandelixirsusetherulesaswritten.Alsonotethat
althoughelixirstaketwiceaslongtocreateascharmsthealchemistRiteMasteruses
alchemyskillifthatishigherthanhisorherpathskill.Thismeansthatanalchemistcan
studyalchemyindepth(toIQlevel)andonlystudythebasicsofthemagicpaths
themselves(onepointineachpathorIQ3).Thuswithmuchlessstudyanalchemisthas
manymorepotentialspelleffectsavailableforsalethanaRitemasterthatbuildscharms.
Adventurerswillalsobetakingadvantageofthesplitbetweencharmsandelixirsbecause
theycanstockmoresingleusemagicitemsthantheycouldotherwise.

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07042015,07:06AM

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Re:RPMeconomy

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TheBankingsystem:
Nowontothemonetarysystem:TheenergypointsinRitualPathMagicarethebasicunit
ofcastingenergyinthissystem.Mostoftheritualisspentgatheringtheenergytomake
thespelleffectwork.Apointofenergycouldberepresentedbyatoken.Solongaseach
tokencanstandforoneandonlyonepointofenergythatanindividualhascontributedto
societytherewillbenoinflation.Thisworksbecauseeachpointofenergydoesnt
representaunitofproductionthewayadollardoes.InasystemwithRitualPathMagic
eachpointofenergyISaunitofproduction.Energytokenswouldneedtobetradable
betweenindividualsandanyindividualwhocontributedtoaregisteredcircleofmagic
wouldhavetheappropriatenumberoftokensplacedinhisorheraccount.Thesemagic
bankswouldbecentralizedinthecitiesandhavebranchestocontactsmallersettlements.
Themagicbankwouldactasboththesourceandsinkforgeneratingandremovingmagic
tokens.Themagicbankwouldbethecentralaccountinghubofthesystem.Themagic
bankwouldserveasthecentralarchiveforallpersonalinformation.Name,address,birth
records,marriagerecords,education,occupation,backgroundcheckhairandfingernail
clippings,andofcourseyouraccountbalance.WewillcallthemagicbankTheHub.
BusinessatTheHub:TheHubwouldberesponsibleforkeepingaregistryofRitemasters
whocanperformvariousrituals.Anyonewhoprovidesenergytoaritual(includingtheRite
master)wouldhaveonetokenaddedtohisorheraccountforeachenergypoint
contributed.Fortheunskilledmassesthisismostoftenawillingsacrificeofthreefatigue
pointsforoneenergypointperritual.Ritemasterscanusetheirmanareservesorgather
ambientenergy.Itsalsopossibletocontributeananimalsacrificetoaritual,inwhich
casetheowneroftheanimalwouldgetthetokens.Anytimesomeonewantstobuyaspell
theymustpaytheenergycostofthatspelltotheHub(plustheHubfees,usually2%of
theritualcost).Notehoweverthatthefivetokensextraforcharmsandtenforelixirsis
paiddirectlytotheRitemastertopayforthetimeittakesthemtomaketheseitems
aboveandbeyondtheritual.TheemployeesoftheHubwillthendeductthatcostfromthe
individualsaccountandbookaRitemaster.Itisimportanttonotethatonceenergytokens
arespentforaritualtheyareerasedcompletelywhilenewenergytokensaremintedfor
participantsinacirclewhocontributeenergy.Thisensuresthateachtokenonlystandsfor
oneunitofproduction.Thisdoesnotmeanthatpeoplecantvolunteertheirtimeand
energytounregisteredrituals,buttheywillnotgetpaidforanyritualsthatareoffthe
grid.Alsonotethatafailedritualgeneratesnotokensfortheparticipants.Inthis
unfortunateeventpeopleneedtorestandstartover.
MostpeoplewouldgotoabranchofTheHubtopurchaseaspell,exchangetokenswith
eachotherorfindajobasawillingsacrificeforrituals.Itispossibletohaveamagicitem
thatallowstwopeopletoexchangetokenswithoutvisitingaHuboffice.Onepossibleitem
isdetailedbelow:
Merchantring:Protectedmagicring(25%)withthelinked(+10%foronlyuseable
together)advantagesoftelesend(30)(Secure+20%,Sendonly50%,Vague50%for
onlysendingtokenstoanotheraccount)andlightningcalculator(2).Thisringisaseven
pointenchanteditemwhichisusuallyonlywornbymerchantsortheveryrich.Whentwo
peoplewearingtheseringsshakehandsonadealthisusuallysignalsatransferoffunds.
SincetheMerchantringislinkedtoasingleindividualitisusedasaformofidentification
forexclusivegatheringsorlowlevelsecurityareas.
TheHubinsociety:Everycitizenofanarea(oranempire)wouldberegisteredattheHub.
AllapersonsrecordsarekeptatTheHubandwouldbethefirstplacelawenforcement
wouldvisitiftheyneededtoidentifyorfindsomeone.Ritemasterswouldkeeptheir
resumesuptodateattheHubofficewhichwouldincludealistoffacilities,toolsand
materialsformagicrituals,alistofritualstheyoffertothepublic,andwhetherthey
producecharmsorelixirs.Ritemasterswouldprobablypayafeeforregistrationbutbeing
aRitemastercarriesalotofprestigeandearningpotential.Citizenstaxeswouldbetaken
outoftheHubdirectly.Itstheonestopshopforallofficialbusiness.

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Re:RPMeconomy

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Location:Boston

Exchangerates:magictomagic
Exchangerates:Whatistheexchangeratebetweentokensofenergyandotherservicesif
thereisone?Atokenofenergyisthreefatiguepointswhichtakesacommonpersonhalf
anhourtorecover,foramaximumofsixteentokensperday(eighthourworkday).
Charmstakeahalfhourtocreate(+lessercontrolmagicor5*greatereffectsmultiplier),
Elixirstakeonehour(+lessercreatemagicor6*greatereffectsmultiplier).Onepointof
enchantmenttakestwohundredhours.Thesetimeswouldserveasmediumsofexchange
formagicallycraftedgoods.Sinceittakeshalfanhourtorecoverthreefatigue,intheory
oneenergypointpaysforthetimeittakestocreateacharmandtwoenergypointspay

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forthetimeittakestocreateanelixir.Thisisnotentirelyaccuratehoweverbecause
craftingtheseitemsisfairlyskilledlaborwhilewillingsacrificeisunskilledlabor.
Ifwillingsacrificeisconsideredapoorjob(1/5income)whilecraftingcharmsorelixirsis
atleastanaveragejobitwouldcostfiveenergytopayforacastertomakeacharmand
tentopayforanelixirontopofthecostofthespellsimbuedintotheseitems.Since
enchantingisacomfortableprofessionearningtentimesthatofanunskilledlaborer,
twentyenergypointswouldpayforanhourofanenchanterstime.Thismeansthatfour
thousandenergypointswouldbuyonepointofanenchantment.Theexchangeratewould
thusbeToken,Charm(fivetokens),Draught(tentokens),andEnchantment(fourthousand
tokens).Awillingsacrificecanearnfourthousandtokensinayearassumingeighthour
days,fivedayworkweeks,fiftyweeksworkingperyear.

07042015,07:10AM

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Consumableitems

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Location:Boston

Sonowwiththeexchangesystemworkedformagicalservicesouthowmuchdophysical
thingscost?Letslookatsetsofgoodsandwhatkindofmagicaleffortitwouldtaketo
procurethem.
Consumableitems:Itemscreateddirectlywithmagiconlylastaslongastheirduration.
Foodonlyhastolastlongenoughtobedigested(threedays)whilefuelonlyhastolast
longenoughtobeburned.SincetheweightmodifiersforRitualpathmagicgetridiculous
quickly,creatingsimpleconsumableswithlessercreatematterishugelyworthit.These
createfoodspellsareexamples.
*CreateFood/Water:*
Spelleffects:LesserCreateMatter(6)+LesserCreateEnergy(6)
Inherentmodifiers:duration
GreaterEffects:0(*1)
Thisspellcreatesfoodanddrinkuptothelimitofthecastersimagination.Ifacasterwith
cookingskillvisualizeswell,theresultscanrivalanychefanywhere.
Typicalcasting:lessercreatematter(6)+lessercreateenergy(6)(optionaltocreatehot
orcoldfood)+oneweekduration(+9)+weightofcreatedfood,basetenpounds(+0).If
morefoodisneededmoreenergycanalwaysbeadded.Longerdurationsarerarely
neededasmostfoodswillspoilwithoutspecialattentioninatmosttwotothreedaysand
anythingleftafterthatwillnotlastlongenoughtonourishsomeonethateatsit.Addfive
energytomakeacharm.Accordingtothissitehttp://www.precisionnutrition.com/what
areyour4lbsthisishowmuchfoodapersonneedsperday.
OhnoIjusthadavisionofacastlemadeofcandythatonlylastsforonehour...the
ultimatekidsplayland.
*Essentialfood:*
Spelleffects:Lessertransformmatter(40)+Greaterstrengthenmatter(15)+Lesser
strengthenmatter(15)+Greatercontrolmatter(25)
Inherentmodifiers:Duration
GreaterEffects:2(*5)
Thisspellchangessticksandleavesintoblocksofincrediblydelicious,fillingandnutritious
food.
Typicalcasting:Lessertransformmatter(sticks/leaveintofood)+Greaterstrengthen
matter(foodwontrot)+Lesserstrengthenmatter(twiceasnourishing)+Greatercontrol
matter(shapeintoblocks)Factorstenpounds+oneyearduration(+105energy).Total
energy200+fivetimesweightmodifiers.Addtwentyfiveenergytomakeacharm.

07042015,07:12AM

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Permanentsoftitems

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Whenyouwantsomethingpermanentlikecloths,toolsorbuildingsyoucantjustcreateit
fromnothingwithmagic,butyoucangathermaterialsmagicallyandfabricatetheitems
usingmagic.Letslookatsoftitemsfirst.Thiscoversanythingmadewithcloth,leather,
paper,feathersoranythingelsethatisnothard.Thefabricatespellslistedherehavean
instantaneousduration.Themagiccomesin,shapesthematterinvolved,andvanishes.
Thustheitemsremainuntilchangedagaineitherbymagicorphysicalforce.
*SoftGatherer:*
Spelleffects:LesserSensematter(2)+GreaterControlmatter(5)+GreaterControlbody
(5)(forlivingsubjectslikecropsandanimals)
Inherentmodifiers:Areaofeffect,weight
GreaterEffects:2(*5)

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Thisspellisusedtogathersoftmaterialslikewoolfromsheeporcornfromafield.One
resourcecanbegatheredatatime.Thematerialisputinapileinfrontofthecasterbut
mustbemadeintoafinishedproductbyothermeans.
Typicalcasting:LesserSensematter(10)+Greatercontrolmatter(25)(tomovethe
materialtothecaster)+Greatercontrolbody(25)(toseparateextractablematerialfrom
livingsubjectswithoutharmingthem,examplesarewoolfromsheep,downfromgeese,or
fruitfromtrees)+5*weightmodifiers(forexpectedamountofmaterialgathered)+5*area
ofeffectmodifiers(usually+16*5forjustabouttwoacres).Addtwentyfiveenergyto
makeacharm.

*SoftFabricate(Weavingspellincommonparlance):*

Spelleffects:Greatercontrolmatter(15)
Inherentmodifiers:Weight

Greatereffects:1(*3)
Thisspelltakessoftmaterialslikewool,plantfibers,leather,ordownandmakestheminto
whateverfinishedproductthecasterdesires.Craftrollsareneededtomakeanythingmore
complicatedthanboltsofclothorothersimpleproducts.Addfifteenenergytomakea
charm.
Sinceagatheringspellcanbeusedoveralargeareatheenergycosttopayforenough
fiberstomakeashirtisprettylow(ontheorderofoneortwoenergy).Whenyoulookat
thecosttoactuallyturnthatmaterialintoashirtyoucouldbelookingatsomething
betweenfifteenandthirtyenergy(foracharm).Youhaventevenconsideredthecostthe
tailorwillchargeyou.Softitemsarekindofexpensiveinthissystembutyoucouldhave
anentiresetofclothsmadewithonecastingpossiblyat1tothetailorsskillforeach
article.Itisfortunatethatlesserrestorematterisonlyfourenergyplusweightmodifiers
andgreaterrestorematteristwelveenergyplusthreetimesweightmodifiers.

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Permanentharditems

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Harditemsaremosttools,weapons,armor,generallyanythingmadeofwoodandmetal.
Onewouldusethefollowingspellsforthese.
*HardGatherer:*
Spelleffects:LesserSensematter(2)+GreaterControlmater(5)+LesserTransform
matter(8)
Inherentmodifiers:Areaofeffect,weight
Greatereffects:1(*3)
Thisspellisusedtogatherhardmaterialslikewood,stoneandore.Oneresourcecanbe
gatheredatatime.Thepurebasematerialisputinapileinfrontofthecasterbutmust
bemadeintoafinishedproductbyothermeans.
Typicalcasting:LesserSensematter(6)+GreaterControlmater(15)(tomovethe
materialfromtheareatothecaster)+LesserTransformmatter(24)(toreshapethe
materialintoingots,blocks,boardsorwhateverthemostusableformisforthatmaterial)
+3*weightmodifiers(fortheamountofmaterialtobegathered)+3*areaofeffect
modifiers(+16*3forgatheringfromalmosttwoacresofland).Addfifteenenergyto
makeacharm.
*HardFabricate(Forgingincommonparlance):*
Spelleffects:Lessertransformmatter(8)
Inherentmodifiers:Weight
Greatereffects:0(*1)
ThetypicalcastingisjustLessertransformmatter(8)plustheweightmodifiers.Addfive
energytomakeacharm.
TherelativeeaseofusingaHardFabricatespelltakesustotheridiculousconclusionthata
suitoffullplatemailischeaperthanacottonshirt...butthereyougo.

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Housesandotherbuildings

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Location:Boston

Housesandotherbuildings:
Tocreateahouseorotherbuildingonewouldfirstneedtogatherthematerials,refine
them(usingthefabricatespells),transportthemtothesite(viatheDelivercargospell)
andthencastaconstructionspell.Notethattwoconstructionspellsmightbeneeded,one
tobuildthefoundationandonetobuildthehouseitself.

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*Delivercargo:*

Spelleffects:Greatercreatecrossroads,Greatercontrolmatter
Inherentmodifiers:Range,Weight

Greatereffects:2(*5)
Thisspellisthestandardwaytomovematerialsfromonesitetoanother,typicallytoor
fromawarehousewithinthecity.

Typicalcasting:Greatercreatecrossroads(30)+Greatercontrolmatter(25)+180(1000
milerange)+50(450tons)+25tomakeacharm.

*Construction:*
Spelleffects:GreaterControlmatter(5)+LesserTransformmatter(8):

Inherentmodifiers:Areaofeffect,weight
Greatereffects:1(*3)
Typicalcasting:GreaterControlmatter(15)(tomovematerialsaround)+Lesser
Transformmatter(24)(toshapematerials)+3*weightmodifiers(+9or10basemodifier
foramodernhouse)+3*areaofeffectmodifier(+4or5basemodifierforamodern
house).
Thisspelltakesprocessedmaterialsandturnsthemintoabuilding,anythingfromasimple
housetoabridgetoacastle.ThecastorneedstomakeacraftrollvsArchitecturetobuild
thebuildingcorrectly.Thusthisspellisusuallycastasacharmandgiventoaskilled
architect.Addfifteenenergytomakeacharm.

Toconstructaprettydecentsizedhouseyourelookingatninetynineenergy(fora
charm).Thisdoesnotincludebuildingmaterials,transportationcostsformaterials,
furnishings,landprices,brokersfeesorarchitectfeestonameafew.Thepriceofaone
familysizedhousecanrunintoathousandenergyorso,notincludinglandprices.Then
therearetaxesandutilitiestoconsiderwithotherupkeep.

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RPMHeathcare

JoinDate:Oct2011
Location:Boston

Healthcare:
Magicalhealthcare,yeahletslookatafewusefulspellsonthatscore.
*CureDisease:*
Spelleffects:Lesserrestorebody
Inherentmodifiers:None
GreaterEffects:0(*1)
AsRPMpage41
*Diagnose:AsRPMpage41*
*Minorhealing:AsRPMpage47*
*Regeneratebody*
Spelleffects:Greaterrestorebody
Inherentmodifiers:Alteredtraitsforremovingpenalties,weightmodifiers
Greatereffects:1(*3)
Thisspellisactuallythegenericnameforseveralspellsofitstype.Ifsomeoneismissing
aneye,ear,limbororganitsadifferentritualeachtime.Thecalculationforatypical
castingisthesame.Greaterrestorebody(12)+3*weightmodifiers(+9totalformost
people)+3*disadvantagevalue.
*Restoreyouth*
Spelleffects:Greaterrestorebody
Inherentmodifiers:Duration(astheamountoftimereversed)
Greatereffects:1(*3)
Typicalcasting:Greaterrestorebody(12)+3*weightmodifiers(+9formostpeople)+63
(foroneyearreversed)+3foreachadditionalyearreversed,addeighteenenergyforan
elixir.
*GrantHighPainThreshold*
Spelleffects:Lesserstrengthenbody
Inherentmodifiers:Duration
Greatereffects:0(*1)
ThisspelladdsHighPainThresholdforoneyear,averypopularspellamongthewilling

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sacrificeclass.
Typicalcasting:Lesserstrengthenbody(3)+Subjectweight(+3formostpeople)+10for
addedtrait+21foroneyearduration,addsixenergyforanelixir.

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SummaryofRPMeconomy

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Location:Boston

Sowearelookingatasituationinwhichfoodisridiculouslycheap(onetokencangetyou
analldaybuffetpassinmostcities).Basichousingcanbepaidforinayearorlessif
someoneisreallydedicated.Woodandlampoilwouldbeprettyinexpensiveaswellbut
someonemightbesavingupforseveraldaystobuyashirt.
Onlythemostlazyordisabledpeoplewouldnotbeabletoworktosustainthemselves
sinceittakesnoskilltobeawillingsacrifice,onlythewillingnesstotakepainforafew
seconds(3toDX,IQandskillsforthenextturn).Ohyesandaffordablehealthcarewith
eternalyouth,niceperksthere.Thesearethebenefitsthateventhepoorestcitizenscan
affordiftheyhaveaworkethic.Therichwouldlivefantasticliveswithenchantmentsfor
everyconceivablecomfortandpleasure.Thesurestwaytotellwhowasrich(or
extravagant)wouldbetoseehowmanysetsofclothesandshoestheyhaveandthe
qualityofthesepossessions.Theveryrichwouldalsohavelargehouseswithalotof
enchantmentsforamenities.Speakingofenchantments,sinceenchanteditemsareso
importanttoamagicalsocietywhatwouldittaketobeanenchanter?

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