Spartanicus

I really love this listing - thanks for it! I don't typically have PCs dabbling in the arcane, but recently some have expressed an interest. And, since I tend to play with the Pulp rules on top of core, it might be fun to get a little crazy with it. But, I certainly plan to dole (dhole?) out the spells in a very piecemeal fashion (one or two at a time!). This listing gives me excellent insight on how best to pick and choose. Would I hand out only the great ones? Nuh-uh! 🙂 Magic comes with a price. I'd definitely pick some that are a bit devastating to the PCs, too. It's also fun to homebrew, and I generally change the names of the spells to something archaic to keep the PCs guessing. lol - all part of the fun.

My PCs were frightened of visiting the Carmodys - but two of them managed to destroy the womb - and get a lot of taint in the process (falling in the water within the cave, etc). My plan is for those who are completely corrupted - like Brendon - to go even more insane (if that's imaginable) once their tether to Blackwater Creek is snipped - and this will make them only more dangerous. For those who are not completely corrupted, perhaps up to stage four or five, they will slowly recover over many weeks and months. The Mother's Gift will continue to be distributed in the existing bottles and casks of whiskey, however - and will remain a problem until that source is depleted or destroyed. I think this approach allows for the storyline to continue easily after the womb has been destroyed while also providing for a good denouement. 🙂