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Message no. 1
From: Brian Johnson <john0375@****.TC.UMN.EDU>
Subject: Re: area effect spells (dust's Q)
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 14:21:30 -0600
On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Roger An wrote:

> Just wondering, when your casting a area of effect spell, do you have to
> make separate target tests for every person within the radius, or just the
> target and see if the dices' successes match up with others in the area of
> effect?
> Dust

Roll dice only once.

determine target numbers on a individual basis and resist damage.

Force 5 combat spell: Dice: 8,9,2,2,3,5,6,8

Goon one: Body 5: (against 5 successes by spell)
resist vs. TN:5 no combat pool

Goon 2: body 2: (against 8 successes by spell)

and so on.
Message no. 2
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: area effect spells (dust's Q)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 19:51:14 +0000
On 9 Jan 97 at 14:21, Brian Johnson wrote:
[snip]
> Force 5 combat spell: Dice: 8,9,2,2,3,5,6,8
How do you get a six?

Sascha
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