New to the game, got the handbooks, need some advice about Gold updates

Burning Wheel First Reading
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Hi everyone!
I bought BWG the day it came out and I loved it so much that, as a friend of mine recommended me to do, I also purchased the main supplements (Adventure Burner, Magic Burner and Monster Burner). However, since those were made for the revised edition, there are some details I have no clue about:

  1. Apparently, sorcery used to go with Will + Skill as a die pull, while now it goes with Skill only. Does it mean that the MB is basically useless, as the Ob of those spells were made with a pool twice the present size in mind?
  2. Creatures in the Mb have a “Speed Multiplier”, which (I understand) has been substituted with Pace in the Gold Edition. How do I convert Speed Multiplier into Pace?

Thanks for your attention and get ready for some more stupid questions :smiley:

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  1. Only the Abstractions system uses the old Spell Weaver (Will+Skill) rule. All of the other systems use the rules described in the Magic Burner.

  2. Stride. Folks are multiplying by two. I’ll release a chart one of these days.

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Uh, I don’t get this one. Does it mean “just use the Magic Burner rules as writter” or… not?

  1. Stride. Folks are multiplying by two. I’ll release a chart one of these days.

Thanks.

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The Sorcery+Will is Spellweaver, which is no longer used in BWG. In the Magic Burner, the only Magic System that uses Spellweaver is Abstractions. Everything else should be fine as is.

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So yes, spells have a higher chance of failure in Gold. Now it’s a tough decision to cast a spell, rather than an “Instant Win” button.