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Message no. 1
From: Dust <rogan@*******.BERGEN.ORG>
Subject: Outrageous goodguys..
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 11:01:57 -0500
I had this NPC who was an elven mage with a sword weapon focus. Sufficed
to say he had a typical hermetic personality. Later on however he lost a
limb and had to get a cyberarm. (-1 essence) However after a long
storyline he was captured by a corp and had an untested experimental set
of wired reflexes 3 implanted (-5 essence) This brought his essence down
to 0 and drove him mad. He always fantasized about being a knight so he
started to believe he was one. His weapon focus remained bonded and he
still kicked ass.

What d'ya think o'this guy?

Dust
Message no. 2
From: James Paul Morgan <jpmorgan@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Outrageous goodguys..
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 10:48:41 -0700
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Dust wrote:

> I had this NPC who was an elven mage with a sword weapon focus.
> [SNIP]
> This brought his essence down
> to 0 and drove him mad. He always fantasized about being a knight so he
> started to believe he was one. His weapon focus remained bonded and he
> still kicked ass.
>
> What d'ya think o'this guy?
>

The problem is that you need to have at least 1 essence/magic point left
in order to use a focus. Since 0 essence == 0 magic, you can't use the
focus still.



See ya around the Mulberry bush.

--James

:)
Message no. 3
From: Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Outrageous goodguys..
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:01:31 EST
In a message dated 97-12-05 13:09:22 EST, jpmorgan@***.EDU writes:

>
> The problem is that you need to have at least 1 essence/magic point left
> in order to use a focus. Since 0 essence == 0 magic, you can't use the
> focus still.
>
>
well, that can get questionable, especially if the idea that the Weapon Focus
sword (sorry, snipped that part by accident) were treated as a Geasa....then
at least the last two points of magic loss could be covered....

-K
Message no. 4
From: Matthew Johnson <mjohnson@*.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Outrageous goodguys..
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:02:01 -0700
> From: Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
> In a message dated 97-12-05 13:09:22 EST, jpmorgan@***.EDU writes:
> > The problem is that you need to have at least 1 essence/magic point
left
> > in order to use a focus. Since 0 essence == 0 magic, you can't use
the
> > focus still.
> >
> well, that can get questionable, especially if the idea that the Weapon
Focus
> sword (sorry, snipped that part by accident) were treated as a
Geasa....then
> at least the last two points of magic loss could be covered....
>
The last two magic points aren't "covered." Geasa only means that you are
required to use your Geas (or make sure its requirements are met) in order
to use what magic you have left. If you have zero left...

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mjohnson@*.arizona.edu
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