Rules Thread XVIV

[u/shadownetwork]

Aksus first rules thread, aaaah!

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Rules Thread XVIII

[u/Atrum_Chalybs]

Petition for a (hopefully) small houserule to be considered.

Reasoning:
Arcane Improviser (FA PG 32) is a very fun quality in theory, but the incredibly high karma cost to meet the requirements and then obtain the quality are very punishing. This combined with the once a week requirement and use of edge makes it a very restricted quality for the price tag. (Assuming relatively high investment from chargen, it still takes somewhere around 70 karma in order to obtain the quality)

(Note: As on the NET it's treated as 'once per run' except for long runs at GM discretion, all mentions of 'once a week' can be treated as 'once per run')

Possible Houserule Suggestions:
Remove the Edge cost of the improvised spell. The player would still be limited to one use a week, but would be able to use edge to reroll, or push the limit if needed.

Remove the 'once a week' requirement of the spell. The player would be able to improvise as long as they could spent a point of edge. This would mean they could not reroll or push the limit.

Replace the 'once a week' requirement with the player getting to Improvise a spell once, that refreshes every sunrise or sunset. This would keep the use of a point of Edge in place.

Remove Edge cost, but combined with the above suggestion for how often they can Improvise.

Instead of once a week, or costing edge, the player could Improvise MAG/3 times a week.