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Message no. 1
From: Role Playing Manager <moria@*****.EERIE.FR>
Subject: Mind Probe ( part3: The revenge is back )
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 18:10:28 GMT
20 minutes ago, Short Fuse wrote

> Gaack! Does this player have a power focus 6, or what???
> What I was referring to was that the power of mind probe is balanced by the
> fact that the typical mage takes at least moderate drain from it unless
> he's extremely powerful or extremely lucky.
>
> You are aware that mind probe is a resisted spell, right? (Target=W[R])
> (Just checking...)
>
> --Short Fuse
>
> "Blam! Stop! Blam Blam! Police! Blam Blam!"
>

In fact, my player seems very powerful ( I don't have the stats with me now )
because he doesn't take any drain by casting this spell, and even with
somebody with 6 in willpower, he's able to have at last 4 successes, which
enable him to read what he wants ( feelings, recalls, lost thoughts... ).


And The Deb Decker sent:

> Two things:
> 1) It is limited to one target ata time.
> 2) I didn't play a mage, but as I recall, our group's shaman only got
> to ask x number of questions, x being 1 per 2 successes I think. I also
believe
> that's written in the rules. But since I don't HAVE my rules with me right
now,
> I could very well be wrong.
>
> J Roberson
> (you may want to try #2 anyway, even if it's not a rule).
>

Let me answer this 2 points
1/ Yes it is limited to one target at a time

2/ the limit on the number of questions applies omly for shaman with
spirits.
There's no limit for questions by Mind Probe. All the mage has to do is
maintain
his spell. ( only +2 to all his targets )

I've a big problem.

Ben.

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Message no. 2
From: "GCS/MU d? -P+ c++ l u-(+) e+(++) m(+)(*)@ s/+ n-(---) h f+@ w+
Subject: Re: Mind Probe ( part3: The revenge is back )
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 14:38:03 -0400
In fact, my player seems very powerful ( I don't have the stats with me now )
because he doesn't take any drain by casting this spell, and even with
somebody with 6 in willpower, he's able to have at last 4 successes, which
enable him to read what he wants ( feelings, recalls, lost thoughts... ).

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Sourcebook, p. 153: Target=4[R], Drain=(F/2+2)D

Now wait a bloody minute. You're telling me your somebody with the
willpower 6 can't get 4 successes against the spell's force? (Avg for
force 3= 4 successes.) It's an opposed success test:net successes= successes
from spellcaster with a target of the opponents willpower minus successes from
opponents willpower with a target of the spell's force. So if Johnny Appleseed
has Mind Probe at force 4 and a magic pool of 7 (sorcery 6 + power focus 1) and
willpower 6, and Peter Target has a willpower of 6, Johnny would save 2 of his
pool for drain (so he has enough dice to resist (F/2+2)D and have a chance of
not taking drain, and roll all of his other 9 against a 4, yeilding 4
successes, Peter would roll his 6 against a 4, yeilding 3 successes, and
thus Johnny would have 1 net success, enabling him to read surface thoughts
only and thus cannot even ask a question, and while he was at it take moderate
drain. Johnny says the hell with this and makes himself a power focus 6, bonds
to it, and now has a magic pool of 12. He puts 4 aside for drain and rolls 12
dice against a 4, giving 6 successes. Peter still rolls his 6 against a 4,
yeilding 3 successes, and Johnny gets 3 net, enabling him to ask 2
questions, and still takes light drain. These are VANILLA rules! Also --
note that it's a TOUCH spell!!

--Short Fuse
"RTFM!!!"

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