Here’s another rules question (I make a copy/paste of another guy asking the same doubt I have, in the A.W. forum, unanswered):
The Cleric advanced moves Empower and Greater Empower and the Wizard advanced move Greater Empowered Magic all give the same options to choose between:
– The spell’s effects are doubled
– The spell’s targets are doubled
However, the Wizard advanced move Empowered Magic (which Greater Empowered Magic replaces) has a slightly different set of options:
– The spell’s effects are maximised
– The spell’s targets are doubled
Is that difference intentional, or did something not get updated from an earlier revision or something?
Actually, I just went back and checked in my Dungeon World Red Book pdf – Empowered Magic was doubled/doubled back then.
(final note of mine: I think that is a typo, I can’t justify that difference, am I wrong?)
Difference In terminology, maximised is maximum effect within normal bounds of the spell, 8 damage on 2d4 without rolling etc
Double might be 4d4, or 2d4x2. It’s extending the spell beyond what is normally achievable.
The terminology is different on purpose!
Thanks Adam. So, why just the wizard has that “maximized” thing, and why just in the 1st ability?
Because the wizard has a lot of things that, if doubled, are just insane. A doubled magic missile is huge.
Sage LaTorra ok, I understand why you chose the “maximised” thing for the wizard. But WHY in the wizard’s advanced move “Greater Empowered Magic” you returned to “doubled”?
Because of greatness.
Yeah, because they’ve taken two moves on this, they deserve some payoff.
Ok, so that maximised is not a typo, and the other three “doubled” are correct.
All clear. Thanks again.
Correct.