A new idea for magic scales

[Humer]

Originally posted by Chris Byler:
Whenever any mage is recruited (not summoned) in any province with a magic scale there is a chance (I propose 5% per level of magic) that he (or she, as appropriate) will be talented. A talented mage gets +1 power to one randomly selected path of magic he already has (after taking random picks into account). One-path mages (like Anathemants) will get a predictable bonus, and many-path mages (like Masters of Five Elements) will get an unpredictable bonus.

Nice idea! Magic scales are not on top of my list when designing a nation, this would certainly make it worth investing.

Suggestion: New ability "Talented: [path]", where [path] is one of the static paths of the nation. Probability should be somewhat high to make it appealing enough, somewhere in the region of 10%/scale (too much?). Effect would be the like the talented mage is using a appropriate gem for the casting. They could be scripted to cast higher-power spells and additional gems (if used) go toward fatigue reduction. They still couldn't cast [path]+2 spells. Small implementation (I hope), minor thing, major lure.

- Humer