> > I was wondering how you'd handle Harry Potter-style
> > magic in HQ. I take it they can use CM actively? What
> > do you do about Wands?
>
> These are sort of Active Talents in HQ terms yes. They have
effectively
> specialised in Common Magic. They will learn spells at school,
based on the
> HP ones and ones they invent, which will be Active again -- but I
think I
> will freeze them at 14, and not allow Hero Point expenditure to
improve
> them.
> Wands however will be augment only, as will cauldrons etc, and
books - but
> give augments ot a range of spells - so a phoenix feather wand
might be
> expected to help with rebirth and fire type spells? I will run
them as
> abilities rather than the static equipment bonus - your wand might
not get
> better, but you might learn how to use it better?
Trying not to make this a spoiler for The Deathly Hallows but it
turns out wands are rather important. I would say that a wand is
necessary for casting spells but it would depend on its attunement
to its owner and type as to how effective it would be, ranging from
a large negative modifier to a large positive one if its 'the elder
wand'.