[PnP] Elf Shot questions

[Paul L. Ming]

Hiya.

 Well, it's never come up in my group. Personally, I'd probably adapt a 
rule from my own RPG sytem. Basically, any 'permanent magic spell' (not 
just making a magic Ring of Flying, but making any item that 'has magic 
in it until released'; potions, for example) require MP expenditure. 
There are mutliple ways of doing it in my system, but the one I'd apply 
here is the "MP used for the spell is 'gone' until that spell is used. 
The mage *does NOT* regenerate it. That mana from his personal aura has 
been placed into an item...he no longer has access to it.". So, a mage 
who makes a bow and 5 arrows for Elf Shot, would be 'out' a total of 35 
Mana until the arrows and bow are 'used up'. For the bow, as soon as it 
shoots a non-elf-shot arrow. So if our mage had a total Mana score of 
100, he would only be able to cast 65 per day...as long as the bow and 5 
arrows still had the Elf Shot on them.

  This would likely cut down a LOT of magic users just sitting there all 
day, for weeks on end, making arrows for their king...or party of 
adventurers. :)

Paul L. Ming