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Title: ARCANE ALCHEMY TATTOO
Post by: juza on March 21, 2017, 06:09:25 AM

I developed a desert elf culture. They are very primitive, arcane magic users and live wondering through the desert. Because of their primitive technological and cultural level an Alchemy profession doesn't suit well to them so I think to create a sort of alchemy tattoo artist that will use arcane magic. The simpler way is that tattoo will work as a rune, so it will works only one time in live, but what if make it work with charges, at will or permanent effect? That will be very unbalancing? which spell list should tattoo artists use? Of course imbedding list, but also organic or inorganic skills lists for enchanting the colours?
Any suggestion?

Title: Re: ARCANE ALCHEMY TATTOO
Post by: arakish on March 21, 2017, 08:18:34 AM

I may be mistaken, but didn't one of the RoCos have a Tattoo spell list?

Or was it on the Guild Companion?

Off to search...

rmfr

Title: Re: ARCANE ALCHEMY TATTOO
Post by: OLF, i.e. Olf Le Fol on March 21, 2017, 09:37:39 AM

"Organism skills", first edited in the RoCo. V, p48, chapter 7.4.2., then into the Alc.C., p108, chapter 8.2.2.

Title: Re: ARCANE ALCHEMY TATTOO
Post by: juza on March 22, 2017, 02:54:25 AM

Thank you very much guys, Organism skills is a very useful spell list.

Title: Re: ARCANE ALCHEMY TATTOO
Post by: Spectre771 on March 22, 2017, 07:00:21 AM

If you have access to RM2's Alchemy Companion, you can probably get some great ideas from it and substitute words in the spell lists for "ink" or "tattoo needle" so on.

 "Imbue metal with +5 property"  "Imbue tattoo needle with +5 property"
 
It's fun book to have.

Title: Re: ARCANE ALCHEMY TATTOO
Post by: juza on March 22, 2017, 07:39:07 AM

Thank you Spectre771, unfortunatelly I don't have Alchemy Companion, but I'm sure I can find it somewhere.