Actual Spellbooks?

[TubbyMcFee]

Maybe someone has alreayd thought of this as it seems kinda obvious, so sorry if they have. Wouldn't it make more sense to make spellbooks (lunar and ancients) actual books like prayer books? They would be worn as a shield, and i know i'm not the only one who is sick of running across runescape to switch to a spellbook for one teleport or one spell. Thoughts or critics?

[essiw]

Maybe someone has alreayd thought of this as it seems kinda obvious, so sorry if they have. Wouldn't it make more sense to make spellbooks (lunar and ancients) actual books like prayer books? They would be worn as a shield, and i know i'm not the only one who is sick of running across runescape to switch to a spellbook for one teleport or one spell. Thoughts or critics?

 

never heard of tabs? or the lunar spell that allows you to do a spell in an other spellbook?

[justj2]

 

never heard of tabs? or the lunar spell that allows you to do a spell in an other spellbook?

 

that you need what is it, 96 mage for, and lasts 1 cast... i hardly think its the same as the idea being proposed.

 

 

 

OT:

 

As a general, im a supporter of this idea, but maybe there could be a bit more to it? (no insperation as to what at the moment) i mean if you're ancienting in a place where you need a anti fire shield, having a book there isnt going to be much help, rendering 2 rather helpfull spellbooks, useless.

 

 

 

Then again, with a little knowlege you can cut down travel time drematicly. For ancients, there's a staff that teleports you right to the pyramid (name?) and as for lunar (requires someone to already be on it) you can telegroup to lunar isle, or if not that, have your house location in rellekka and you've just cut out most of the distance then and there.

 

 

 

Hope to see more development on it :)

 

 

 

J

[essiw]

 

never heard of tabs? or the lunar spell that allows you to do a spell in an other spellbook?

 

that you need what is it, 96 mage for, and lasts 1 cast... i hardly think its the same as the idea being proposed.

 

 

This idea would make that lvl 96 spell useless, and you can just use tabs to use teleports...

[TubbyMcFee]

 

never heard of tabs? or the lunar spell that allows you to do a spell in an other spellbook?

 

that you need what is it, 96 mage for, and lasts 1 cast... i hardly think its the same as the idea being proposed.

 

 

This idea would make that lvl 96 spell useless, and you can just use tabs to use teleports...

 

 

 

 

 

True the dragons would pose a problem, but the only way to make it fair is to make them a real book. And to Wisse, have you noticed how sometimes it takes a while to buy tabs and get get expensive if you travel a lot? This idea would be for people who have a moderate mage lvl 70-85 or so, making the Lunar nothing but a dream.

[Tesset]

PVP:Hmm, there's a guy! *Modern* Teleblock! *Lunar* Vengance *Ancients* Miasmic barrage, followed by several combos. *repeat*

 

 

 

Getting around:Hmm, I need to get to x place. I know! I'll just wield y book, and I can tele anywhere!

 

 

 

Other:Let's take out 2/3rds of the reasons one might go to Lunar isle. Or one of the few reasons one might use the Camulet or Pharaoh's scepter!

 

 

 

Also, let's remove the entire use for one spell! That sounds like a really good plan!

[essiw]

 

never heard of tabs? or the lunar spell that allows you to do a spell in an other spellbook?

 

that you need what is it, 96 mage for, and lasts 1 cast... i hardly think its the same as the idea being proposed.

 

 

This idea would make that lvl 96 spell useless, and you can just use tabs to use teleports...

 

 

 

 

 

True the dragons would pose a problem, but the only way to make it fair is to make them a real book. And to Wisse, have you noticed how sometimes it takes a while to buy tabs and get get expensive if you travel a lot? This idea would be for people who have a moderate mage lvl 70-85 or so, making the Lunar nothing but a dream.

 

have I ever said buying tabs? make them yourself if is to expensive for you.

[Zaaps1]

Teleblock + Ice Barrage + Vengeance = own?

 

 

 

The main drawback of magic while pking (one of the drawbacks, at least), is that your prey easily escapes you and you lack real KOing power (except the Ancients combo, which you really can't pull off in the middle of a fight).

 

 

 

If you use modern magic, you can teleblock, but you would last a round of combat, allowing your opponent to get away. While in places like the wilderness there probably is irrelevant, since you can still attack them and entangle them, it is a huge disadvantage in other places, like Varrock and most skilling locations.

 

 

 

If you use ancients, you can pretty much kill your opponent unharmed if they are not equipped by range or magic, but you are a sucker for teleporters.

[TubbyMcFee]

Ok based on the crtics, i'll post a few more specifics on how i would think this can work.

 

 

 

1.)Obviously the PvP aspect would be a problem and would need some sort of restriction like being forced to use a certain book for x number of minutes or hours?

 

 

 

2.)The point of the books is to make it easy to switch and therefore make it easy to go places or use various combats types. And as for making the tabs, i don't have the construction level.

[Zaaps1]

Ok based on the crtics, i'll post a few more specifics on how i would think this can work.

 

 

 

1.)Obviously the PvP aspect would be a problem and would need some sort of restriction like being forced to use a certain book for x number of minutes or hours?

 

 

 

2.)The point of the books is to make it easy to switch and therefore make it easy to go places or use various combats types. And as for making the tabs, i don't have the construction level.

 

 

 

Here's my question then, why do you want it to be any easier?

 

 

 

It's amazingly quick to get to both the Ancients and Lunar altars.

 

 

 

Ancients: Pharaoh Sceptre teleports you there. If you can't do that, Camulet takes you pretty close.

 

 

 

Lunar: Astral RC tablet teleports you there. If you can't do that, you could get telegrouped to Lunar Isle or use the Lyre to relleka, then take the boat.

 

 

 

Each probably takes less than 30 seconds if you use the fastest method. Why do you want it any easier?

 

 

 

By introducing spellbooks, you are making the system way too complex. You need rules so you don't switch between them too much. You need to give them a background. You need to give them retrieval methods and cost. Plus, you need to deal with all the inevitable bugs that will result. Admit it, this update would be ASKING for bug abuse.