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From: "Lindblom Fredrik, Training" <fredrik.lindblom@*******.TELIA.SE>
Subject: Re: Bolts and Blood (Was:Re: Bugs and Bl
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 12:05:00 PDT
>>Just as an aside to this discussion, how does one describe the effects of
a
>>mana bolt/ball? When you're in the heat of battle it's easy to describe
>>the death of a bad guy due to bullets - "He flies backwards, blood
spurting
>>from..." etc. Physical spells similarly. But mana bolt - what happens?
Guy
>>falls over? Guy's head explodes? Is there any noticeable effect at all?

I want magic in my game a little more visual. Crackling lightning moving
over the targets body up to his head like snakes isn't uncommon for a Force
6 manabolt.


MxM

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