Magic Item activation methods...

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What's your 'default'?

A> Spoken command word/phrase
3
16%
B> Mental/emotional/thought control
6
32%
C> Mechanical, ie flip a switch, push a button
0
No votes
D> Physical gestures
0
No votes
E> Combination of any/all of the above
9
47%
F> I never really considered it, but now that I think about it I'd choose...
1
5%
 
Total votes: 19

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Magic Item activation methods...

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Simply put, how do you have the powers in your Magic Items, from rings to Rune Weapons and everything in between, activated? Sure, some are obvious, because they are in item description, but if it's not noted, what do you usually use as a 'default' activation method?
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JuliusCreed wrote:Simply put, how do you have the powers in your Magic Items, from rings to Rune Weapons and everything in between, activated? Sure, some are obvious, because they are in item description, but if it's not noted, what do you usually use as a 'default' activation method?


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Unread post by Severus Snape »

I gotta go with combination. It all depends on the item itself and what powers it possesses.
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I set for E because it depends on the magical item.
e.g. a Rune Weapons/item powers are activated by mental/telepathic command, another magical item could be activated by touch and the third by pulling the trigger or the TW healing salt dispenser by shaking it over the wound. The list can go on and on.
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