This meme uses the “Anime Girl Hiding From Terminator” template, in mexico filter, where the text ‘I, who can’t even write 100 spells for my TTRPG’ is layered over the anime girl, and ‘Rolemaster casually having 2000 spells in 162 spell lists and 15 magic classes’ in the Terminator, which is referring to the quantity of spells in the Rolemaster RPG’s Spell Law book, one of the fundamental books alongside Character Law & Campaign Law, and Arms Law & Claw Law. And yes, before you say it, I know they’re called professions, not classes.

  • NuraShiny [any]English
    3•8 months ago

    Rolemaster manages it by making each spell utterly static, give only a minimal and insufficient description and make these spells either pointless or stupidly OP depending on our DM.

    Just look at this: http://www.merp.se/spell_lists/Fire_Law.pdf

    Boil Liquid — For each level of caster, one cubic foot of liquid can be heated to boiling at a rate of 1 cubic feet per round.

    Literally the whole spell description outside of a tiny list of stats. So can I boil oil with this and throw it in people’s faces? Does it work on water in a container? Does it have to be a cube of water or can it be a puddle of 1 cubic foot total volume? All left to DM fiat.

    Warm Solid — Any solid inanimate, non-metal material (up to 1 cubic foot per level) can be warmed to 37°C at a rate of 1 cubic foot per round of concentration.

    This is a spell they wrote. Most low level spells in Rolemaster could be replaced by a prestidigitation effect.

    Woodfires — Causes any wood to ignite and burn. All wood ignited must be within a one foot radii.

    Another one that just doesn’t answer anything. Can I ignite wood that’s painted? Can I do it under water? Does plant fiber count as wood? What about barkskin? Can I set a treant on fire with this? If so, how much damage does it do? The spell does not say.

    Rolemaster is terrible.