Elaborate Laboratory Help

[Richard_Love]

@Cuchulainshound

@Arcane Snowman

Also, now that I think about it, where are the rulings regarding sancta? I mean, would enough labling be instead of having a "miniature sun" in the middle of the lab, I instead have a decent sized sanctum symbol?

A strong case could be made that putting the "label" inside the sancta is inadequate warning, so I don't think this lab can be labeled, and I'm not sure where that leaves him.

If no other magus enters the laboratory, it is irrelevant.

If a maga does enter his laboratory, and this magus kills her, then he just needs to made a case at Tribunal that the marking was adequate and present (if somebody else protests the killing). Whether he can successfully make the case or not will depend on his political skill and the context of the case and Tribunal.

[Tugdual]

@Arcane Snowman

@Cuchulainshound

However, re large Area = unsafe, I've never understood why unused parts of a lab can't just be "sectioned off". A quick curtain wall - done. Tear it down - instance added area at some later date. (I suppose an argument could be made that the "new area" then is not properly incorporated into the lab - I could see that, requiring a season to rearrange stuff to make proper use of that new space, rather than just saying "Oh, and over there is my new Greater Focus wing.")

I'm aware of this, though rereading my comment, the section about Safety was rather randomly inserted.

My current plans in regards to my Laboratory is to simply leave it alone and use my original lab until I've reached the adequate stats that makes it safe for regular use. Safety isn't going to be much of an issue at first, but Health is with the amount of Empty that I'll have to take.

Since I missed CH comment above, I'll expand on yours. Occupied Size is not Size (p 110). You must use the Free Structure Flaw: Empty to cover the unused space (p 114). And yeah, if you cannot keep it clean it's not healthy.

That brings the amusing fact that Refinement increases Safety twice: once by reducing the Occupied Size, twice by both being used for of Base Safety.