What new random events would you like to see?

[PrinzMegaherz]

Negative Magic Scale

Etherstorm (drain scale)

"One of the elemental kings / Tree Lords / whatever was drawn by arcane strings your mages created. He swiftly engages the one disturbing his rest."

This should happen after one of your mages casts an overland spell, and should happen in addition to the spell's normal results. The kind of enemy your mage has to face depends on the what magic was used. The propability of this event occuring should depend on the drain scale and the casters level. A higher drain scales makes this event more possible. In addition, each level of the spell caster above the spells level should reduce the propability of this event.
Note: Only stronger spells (requirements at least 4 of the main magic) should cause this.

Etherstorm (magic scale)

"One of the elemental kings / Tree Lords / whatever was drawn by arcane strings your mages created. He offers his service to you."

Same as above with good outcome

[ March 17, 2004, 12:59: Message edited by: PrinzMegaherz ]

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by PrinzMegaherz:
Negative Magic Scale

Etherstorm (drain scale)

This seems much more like a positive magic event than a drain event. Drain events should probably not involve highly magical things like the elemental kings or treelords.

[PrinzMegaherz]

This seems much more like a positive magic event than a drain event. Drain events should probably not involve highly magical things like the elemental kings or treelords.

Hm, IMHO the magic scale also describes the natural affinity of humans to handle magic. Sorcerers from drain scale provinces should be prone to forget a certain spell ward, forget a small part of the pentagram or whatever is needed to do the summoning without nasty side effects.

[Graeme Dice]

Well, from the description of the magic scale, it implies that it's the innate magic nature of the world that is altered. A magic scale makes magic take less energy, and makes the effects more noticeable. A drain scale on the other hand, takes the magic out of the world and makes it much more mundane. Magical creatures don't belong in a drain dominion, which is why vineman attacks, the discovery of gems, and other such events only happen in a positive magic scale.

[PrinzMegaherz]

Hm, you made a good point.
This gives me two options.

1. I stick with the original and point out that in a drain area, magical creatures like the elemental kings would be hybernating. Of course awakening one of them before its time would certainly anger them.

2. Both events only occur with positive magic scale, whether its the good or bad event decides the luck scale. But this is a little boring in my oppinion.

What do you think?