Spellcasting time is always the number of turns you have to spend casting, on the last of which, you activate the spell - no more waiting until the next turn to actually cast.High skill reduces both casting time and energy cost, which is significant on the level of spells being cast in a fight, but usually not so much for the longer, higher-energy spells. Casting spells costs fatigue points and takes some time - "world-changing" spells like Resurrection or various enchantments are balanced by requiring a long casting time and high fatigue point cost. This doesn't really have an official name, but it's the one you're familiar with: each spell is a skill, most of which have prerequisites of lower-level spells.
Got an hour or two? There are now a lot of alternate magic systems for GURPS 4e. A new system is Incantation magic, which is an alternative form of Ritual Path Magic designed for use in Dungeon Fantasy to have a somewhat more Vancian feel by rewarding magic users who have prepared spells in advance. I also like Divine Favor, which uses alternate abilities based on having a deity as a patron to allow characters to perform miracles and request divine intervention. Another new system is Sorcery, which uses powers as magic to create magic users with powerful, flashy, innate magic that also allows some improvisation. It's somewhat more concrete and easier for a GM to adjudicate than Realm magic. It's a flexible, improvisational system that combines elements of Realm magic and Noun/Verb. Several magic systems have been released in their own PDFs.
GURPS 3RD EDITION DAY ASPECTED MAGERY SERIAL NUMBERS
Other systems in Thaumatology include Noun/Verb magic, and Realm magic, which is the serial numbers filed off version of Mage the Ascension's magic spheres, originally GURPSified in 3rd edition for GURPS Mage the Ascension.
GURPS 3RD EDITION DAY ASPECTED MAGERY UPDATE
I believe it is an update of the system introduced in GURPS Voodoo and GURPS Spirits. It is slow and subtle, but potentially very powerful. GURPS Thaumatology includes several new magic systems, along with options and advice for tweaking and altering magic systems. But there have been several alternative magic systems introduced for 4th. The Magic book for 4th includes spells from 3rd Magic and Grimoire. The 'default' magic system in GURPS 4th is pretty much the same as 3rd.
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