| From: | P Ward <P.Ward@**.CF.AC.UK> |
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| Subject: | METAMAGIC 2 |
| Date: | Mon, 6 Mar 1995 14:03:15 +0000 |
Now this one, could be extremely deadly when used in the wrong way,
but in my experience, I have never seen a mage cast a spell that
will cause him real damage (no huge fireballs for example, a silly
spell at the best of times). This allows the mage to throw all his
will behind the spell, but in doing so, he leaves himself completely
open to drain.
When a spell is focussed (again, a new name would be nice), the
casting mage may add his Willpower dice to the success test to cast
it, these extra dice to not count towards the Magic Pool Limit.
If casting multiple spells, the extra dice are divided just like
Magic pool.
Once the spell is cast, the mage suffesr the FULL normal drain for
the spell and may not resist it.
It is worth noting that a mage cuaght by a man-based spell while
Focussing may not resist that either, his willpower is totally
bent on sending his own spell, the other caster still has a base
target number equal to the focusser's Willpower, but the Focusser
may not use Willpower Dice to resist (though I believe shielding/
dice may still count).
Now this one is dangerous to both target and caster, but it does
allow the caster to do those huge, self-sacrificing spells that
occur at the end of most of the SR books; 2-XS, etc.
'...The final thing, Phil Ward
it's not a drill. Runs-With-The-Pack
It's how many people I can kill' UWCC -: COMMMA
- Slayer P.Ward@**.cf.ac.uk
