Reagents are not the only material items that exist
6 octombrie 2011Here we go with part 3 in The Magic of Roleplaying series. In this edition, we‘ll look at the act of spell-casting, and I‘ll share some ways to RP this out in game. The majority of my spell-casting knowledge was developed through many years of playing Dungeons & Dragons. Specifically, the game taught me about the three components that make up the casting of a spell: verbal, somatic, and material. Click over the the Wiki page called Magic of Dungeons & Dragons and read the section titled Casting for further explanation. Of all the roleplaying things that can be gained from classic tabletop RP games, this is thankfully one that MMORPG developers make strong use of in regards to in game magic.
Reagents are not the only material items that exist. Material can also mean scrolls, spell books, wands, staves, rods, a bard‘s musical instrument, or some ancient tome. Material may also mean some specific location, such as an altar, magical ley line, or any place where a certain form of magic exists in natural form. Material can also be defined as time, as in dusk or dawn, during a full / new moon, or the “witching hour”. Simply take a good look around your favorite MMORPG for more such examples, and engage your roleplaying skills however you see fit. Somatic spell-casting involves vendedores wow gold movement, predominantly (but not exclusively) gesturing with the hands.
