Post originally by Aliasi at 2003-04-14 16:15:23
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Exactly my feeling. Your typical D&D magic is handled by the charms - even the lesser sorceries are intended to be impressive. My favorite example is The Sacred Tongue - it's one of the cheapest and least impressive Terrestrial spells at 10 motes, but it is both useful and problematic. You can speak to anyone, you get a bonus to most kinds of social rolls, and a great big neon sign that says "I'M A POWERFUL SORCERER!". The other spell that allows you to speak other languages - I misremember the name, but it creates a tongue of one of the five elements that enhances a certain skill - is somewhat more subtle and versatile, but you've still got this ball of flame, water, or what not over your head...

--Damien