047 - Wishcasting

Wishcasting

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Wishcasting is an esoteric magic reserved to genies and particular powerful entities. Genies can always consider this to be class magic. If not a genie, then this magic can only be accessed temporarily when making a WISH through use of, including but not limited to, consortation, dungeoneering, or so on. This is also referenced with wishmagic from the meta perk Keeper of Magic. If any source would grant you a wish, instead reference this magic here to determine what you are capable of wishing for.

Unlimited Whims are equivalent to Least Wishes. Three Wishes are equivalent to Wishes. Most effects stating they grant a wish, reference Rank 5. Heart's Desire wishes are Rank 7 wishes, which is up to the player to appropriately balance as being roughly 9x as potent as a Wish.
The wishes of an Immortal Chain equate to a Heart's Desire.

Wishes are in no way omnipotent, they're just broad spectrum general magics, but are none the less ranked effects in a world of many other entities of equal or greater power up to actual omnipotence at the top of the food chain. Wishes cannot influence game mechanics except in the vein of granting power, granting a combined total from all sources, of no more than 10 Power and 10 Reward Points in various effects, per max magic ranking the wisher possesses or the max rank of the caster of the wish (ie; the genie). Wishes also cannot stack the same effect on top of one another, from any source, up to the limit of the genie's wishcasting rank. ie; Having r5, multiple r3's might stack up, including r3's from other or past genies, to rank 5 effectiveness. Meanwhile an r7 genie might stack off that up to rank 7, for example.

A genie can use wishcasting at any time, doing so depletes 99% of their mana capacity, -25% per rank less than their max wishcasting rank. (r5 = free Least wishes).
However, a genie granting a master's wish fully replenishes their mana, meaning it may be effectively free. In addition to this, a genie only has 1 slot for casting wishes of their highest rank, gaining double the slots at each rank under their highest rank. (r5 = 16 Least wishes). These slots are unique to every individual that makes a wish of you, so you have slots yourself, and your master has separate slots. Slots recover over time proportional to the referenced "Wish energy accumulation". So regain an r5 slot in 1 month, but also the other slots lost in the mean time, the counters are independent of other ranks, though it would take 48 hours to recover all 16 Least slots, for example.

A genie can use focus/might/favor to boost r5 wishcasting to r6 temporarily, same as boosting other magics. Doing so will let them cast 1 r6 wish, completely depleting their mana, and the unseen r6 slot will take 1 year to recover. Unless Rank 6 magic is further detailed; r6 wish can create a permanent rank 5 effect, or something 3x powerful for a moment. Note: Multiple wish slots can be used at once for combined effect, if you have the mana for it.

Rank 1

Least Wishes. Relative to a jinn, comparable to 3 hours of "Wish energy" accumulation. Note: A Jinn in this setting cannot exceed their wishcasting rank in wish energy used at once, though stored energy can be used in place of slots. A least wish can instantaneously replicate the effects of any rank 1 magic without duration. Can grant up to 50 USD equivalent of assets.
Examples: "I wish for a sandwich", "I wish for a ticket to the movies and some popcorn", "I wish Suzy would get stung by that bee (Curse 1)", "I wish I had a pet cat (Familiarity 0)", etc.

Rank 2

Minor Wishes. Relative to a jinn, comparable to 24 hours of "Wish energy" accumulation. Replicate rank 2 magics without duration, or establish permanent rank 1 effects. Grant 2 power or rp (Directly, or via wishing for a particular power, or item. Can wish for the creation of a new Relic comparable to 2rp relics, use Power instead to soulbind it. Can grant up to 5,000 USD of assets.
Examples: "I wish I had a good gaming PC...", "I wish my car was fixed (pobably...)", "I wish I could understand my dog (Familiarity 2)", "I wish this cold would go away (Alchemy 2)", etc.

Rank 3

Simple Wishes. Relative to a jinn, comparable to 3 days of "Wish energy" accumulation. Replicate rank 3 magics without duration, permanent rank 2 effects. Grant 6 power/rp. Can network a complex series of rank 1 effects into one wish. Can wish for the creation of a new Relic comparable to 6rp relics, use Power instead to soulbind it. Can grant up to 50,000 USD equivalent of assets.
Examples: "I wish I had a new car", "I wish I could go on a fancy vacation", "I wish Suzy would go die in a fire (Firecalling 3)", "I wish he would heal! (Alchemy 3, or Lifeweaving), etc.

Rank 4

Lesser Wishes. Relative to a jinn, comparable to 1 week of "Wish energy" accumulation. Replicate rank 4 magics without duration, permanent rank 3 effects. Grant 12 power/rp. Can network a series of rank 2 effects into one wish. Can wish for the creation of a new Relic comparable to 12rp relics, use Power instead to soulbind it. Can grant up to 500,000 USD equivalent of assets.
Examples: "I wish I had a fancy new car!", "I wish I had a new home", "I wish daddy would stop... etc [drinking, yelling] (Psychotics 4)", "I wish Fluffy could talk! (Nature 4)", etc.

Rank 5

Wishes. Relative to a jinn, comparable to 1 month of "Wish energy" accumulation. Replicate rank 5 magics without duration, permanent rank 4 effects. Grant 20 power/rp. Can network a series of rank 3 effects into one wish. Can wish for a mortal to become a witch, with said 20 power. (Repeat wishes to expand power up to 50) Can wish for the creation of a new Relic comparable to 20rp relics, use Power instead to soulbind it. Can grant up to 5 million USD equivalent of assets.
A wish could instead do anything: provided the wish is granted in the subject's own dreamspace with no effects beyond it, including the acquisition of any new abilities they didn't possess when they entered, and no new knowledge exists in here that they did not know before, or the genie knew, though they can creatively explore new concepts on their own.
Examples: "I wish I for a private jet", "I wish I for a fancy house", "I wish I was a dragon! (Metamorph 5)" temporarily or permanently via power. "I wish for business success (Occult 4,perm), etc. "I wish Anna / John loved me (Alchemy 5 temporary or Psychotics 4 perm), "I wish I was godking of the universe bestest at everything! (Comatose in custom reality of their specification)".

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