Gem Idea

[preadatordetector]

What if there were gems that required multiple skills in magic, like this:

Serpentine Caress Rank 3
Enemy target is poisoned, taking 18 damage over 40 seconds.
Color: Green and Black
Mana Cost: 13 Energy Cost: 5
Prereq: Green Magic (10), Black Magic (10)

Magic Missile Rank 2
Direct damage of 3 to 8 damage to an enemy target
Color: Red and Blue
Mana Cost: 10 Energy Cost: 2
Prereq: Blue Magic (5), Red Magic (5)

I just want to see if something like this would be a good idea. Also, if you want to make comments on how good (or bad) these gems are, feel free to do so.

[Turkeygoesmoo]

How would gem bonuses work?
Because full bonus to each color of the gem would be OP.

[NoRemorse]

here you go http://forums.nodiatis.com/forums/sh...highlight=gems

[preadatordetector]

Originally Posted by Turkeygoesmoo

How would gem bonuses work?
Because full bonus to each color of the gem would be OP.

I don't want to have grinding time be completely wasted, but I do realize that having full bonus would be OP. What about 2^-2 bonus, or root(1/2)? Because having the bonus be 1/2 would be a waste of gem slots and grinding time.

I also tried to have the gems be a middle ground between the two colored effects it represents. The blue/red gem I had basically went for a middle ground between red direct damage and blue direct damage, the sheer potential power of the red gem and the consistency of the blue one.

[Turkeygoesmoo]

So how about a sliding scale?

Total bonuses for each multiplied by 66%?