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[Imic]

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Quite firmly alive, then. Bit anticlimactic. Forums still down.

[Blade Master Model 42]

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I was absolutely shocked that she managed to make a Better Sending at a lower level before it turned out to be a hack. Solid joke either way.

[Rolan7]

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I was absolutely shocked that she managed to make a Better Sending at a lower level before it turned out to be a hack. Solid joke either way.

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"Fix" it, like heck!  Seems like she's in denial about her senior project.  Relatable.

[Egan_BW]

I can see a situation where the GM would want to allow for a straight-up better version of Sending, though.

[Blade Master Model 42]

Yeah but it'd need to be a higher spell level at least, surely?

[Egan_BW]

Don't see why. It's just "this universe's version of Sending has no word limit and is lower level". It is within the GM's domain to decide what spells are available.

[Blade Master Model 42]

I mean I could see a GM ruling that the Sending spell in their game is less restricted, but I'm talking about a situation in which you research essentially Sending+ in a context where Sending exists as is. Presumably, Sending has those restrictions at that spell level for reasons. So a version without those restrictions would logically have either different and roughly equivalent restrictions (like perhaps lower range or something in exchange for more words), or would require more effort and skill to cast (higher spell level).

[Mathel]

Not in 3.5, but in 5.0, there is Lv8 Evo Telepathy. Lasts 24 hours but only within one plane and shares both words and images.

The spell Julia is using seems to be something like that, made easier by piggibacking on an existing magical bond.

In general, if a spell is outright better, it should be higher level, cost more to cast or have lengthened casting time.

Sending:
Spell Level: Cleric 4, Sorcerer/Wizard 5
Components: SMV (copper wire)
Casting time: 10min
Duration: 25 words (twice)

Julia's 'Sending':
Spell Level:Wizard <5
Components: unknown (Blood oath shared by caster and target, not consumed)
Casting time: unknown
Duration: >1 round

It's level is lower, and duration is longer. We know that it requires the caster and target to share a blood oath. There may be other caveats, such as other components or longer casting time.
Overall, I suspect that removing the Blood Oath requirement will increase the spell's level over 5.

Another funny thing. The description of Sending says nothing about sending your image (only about the 25 words), but says that the recipient recognises you. If you remember from previous page, Roy thought it was his dad. So this spell is clearly not sending in it's functionality.

[Lord Shonus]

Sending in OOtS always creates an image of the caster, and the primary reason Roy thought Julia was Eugene was that Eugene had a tendency to pop in on him just like that.

[SOLDIER First]

Yeah. He wasn't looking at her to know it was Julia and not their dad until she spoke.

[Sergius]

You can still follow the spirit of a rule and make it funny, so not recognizing someone immediately can be played for laughs (had it been Sending).

For example, a version of Sending could be cast in 1 minute but then you spend the next 9 minutes hearing a recording telling you to wait in line, that XXX has a message for you, while playing some muzak.

[Enemy post]

It's not directly related to the comic, but the Giant in the Playground forums are back online.

[Hotfire90]

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[Enemy post]

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[pikachu17]

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Is that a new ship I'm seeing being built?