Etheralness (time magic)

[Max]

Here is the overpowered combo...

Core Traits
Spell Weaving ON
Stabilize (high magic) => True Sight (Star Magic)
Stabilize (high magic) => Hast (time magic)
Stabilize (high magic) => Etheralness (time magic)

Extras, even more overpowered
Cartography
Pathfinder
Swiftness
Crystal Mage

At end game this can let the player walk through walls for about 25 turns, each turn is about 50 or 60 squares movement.
You would only need to re-cast Etheralness once every 2 or 3 levels.

[zefz]

Etheralness is a really powerful spell. I think we need to limit its use a little. For example require a specific gem to be cast (e.g an Amethyst for example). This also makes gem collecting more useful (other than money, blacksmithing or thaumaturugy).

To compensate for this limitation we can make the spell more powerful again like it was a few versions ago (longer duration?).

[Max]

Yeah thats a good idea. Or maybe even any gem nonspecific.

I was thinking of suggesting to swap some spells with other magic schools.
Right now I feel that having time magic with Etheralness, Hast and teleport all together seems a bit op.
Moving Hast away from time magic would not slow Etheralness down but it would better reflect the combos value in trait point cost for anyone trying to do it.

...or... what if time magic was exclusive to high magic? (no Stabilize + Etheralness)
...or... we move Hast to the air magic school and then consider even having time magic exclusive to all 4 elements of magic?
Something like that.

[Grunz]

Even if etherealness does allow you to walk through walls, that does not have to cost just one action.
You could also make it non-weavable. Or how about it costing mana each turn it runs, or even crystals.