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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8158450" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.</p><p></p><p>There are a few ways you can avoid that, of course:</p><p></p><p>You can say that there are, in effect, copyrights on those spells. If Bob invented <em>Bob's awesome ball o' fire</em>, then perhaps Bob is the only one who can sell it, and the mages' guild might bring the wrath of all their spell slots down on anyone caught selling it without permission. Thus, most people would be stuck with plain old <em>fireball</em>.</p><p></p><p>Apparently the Acquisitions Incorporations book has name brand spells that have an additional gold piece material component cost--you cast the spell, then X gp vanish, appearing in the bank accounts of the spell's creator. It's a bit silly, but also makes sense in a way, and in a highly magical universe, it could work well.</p><p></p><p>Or you could say that a lot of wizards stick a back door in their spell. Bob can counter or dispel any of his spells instantly, no roll necessary--and so can anyone who knows the spell key. <em>Fireball </em>and other old, established spells don't have that sort of weakness.</p><p></p><p>Or what if Bob falls out of favor? The Empress banishes him and strikes his name from the Statue of Great Wizards, so nobody in the empire would dare use his spells in public. Or what it Bob wore <em>last year's outfit </em>to the Spellcaster's Ball? Ugh! You won't catch the fashionistas using his <em>gauche </em>magic. Or it turns out Bob was secretly chaotic evil? Yeah, better stop using his spells; you might catch The Evil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8158450, member: 6915329"] That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. There are a few ways you can avoid that, of course: You can say that there are, in effect, copyrights on those spells. If Bob invented [I]Bob's awesome ball o' fire[/I], then perhaps Bob is the only one who can sell it, and the mages' guild might bring the wrath of all their spell slots down on anyone caught selling it without permission. Thus, most people would be stuck with plain old [I]fireball[/I]. Apparently the Acquisitions Incorporations book has name brand spells that have an additional gold piece material component cost--you cast the spell, then X gp vanish, appearing in the bank accounts of the spell's creator. It's a bit silly, but also makes sense in a way, and in a highly magical universe, it could work well. Or you could say that a lot of wizards stick a back door in their spell. Bob can counter or dispel any of his spells instantly, no roll necessary--and so can anyone who knows the spell key. [I]Fireball [/I]and other old, established spells don't have that sort of weakness. Or what if Bob falls out of favor? The Empress banishes him and strikes his name from the Statue of Great Wizards, so nobody in the empire would dare use his spells in public. Or what it Bob wore [I]last year's outfit [/I]to the Spellcaster's Ball? Ugh! You won't catch the fashionistas using his [I]gauche [/I]magic. Or it turns out Bob was secretly chaotic evil? Yeah, better stop using his spells; you might catch The Evil. [/QUOTE]
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