Quote Originally Posted by Draken View Post
Foundation components have their power dependant on the mote cost of the illumination. That line merely states that the Champion's ultimate illumination works as if it had a cost of 30 motes (for a non-epic, 20th level champion), it has nothing to do with what extra effects those motes actually pay for.
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Quote Originally Posted by Selinia View Post
Additionally, the champion may craft a single, special illumination, binding it to the unfathomable wellspring of radiance that she has become. This illumination calculates the effect of its Foundation component as if it possessed a mote cost of [the champion's evoker level * 1.5], rounding down. The champion may evoke this illumination once per encounter, and invariably pays 20m for it, regardless of its actual cost. The champion may alter or replace this illumination whenever she gains a permanent evoker level.
as far as I can tell, this indicates that the illumination's foundation component functions as if at cost 1.5Ślevel, but the illumination itself costs 20m. it is not clear how this relates at all to the extra effects of motes: must they total to at most 20m? can they also total up to 1.5Ślevel? are they not permitted, s.t. only the foundation takes effect? are they unbounded, since there doesn't seem to be a limitation on the most cost of an illumination beyond that the mote cost cannot exceed evoker level, and mote cost is fixed at 20m?