| From: | The Deb Decker <RJR96326@****.UTULSA.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Spell Flys (or Minotaur's Spelling Bee) |
| Date: | Sat, 10 Jul 1993 20:07:13 -0500 |
Spell Weaving:
I won't do it, because for me it brings an unneccesary complication
to the game, especially in combat, and most especially if you're using
SR1, which makes magic pretty abusive in the first place. But I like the
idea.
I don't like the "+2 TN for each box of drain". Use the regular
TN modifiers rather than assign your own. This eliminates one complication;
now a mage doesn't have to keep track of what amounted to two kinds of drain.
I say you should playtest this thoroughly. Take the most obnoxious
spells and get perverse with them. Start with little things like making
Mana Bolt an area spell.
I think the end result, for players who don't mind going through a
convoluted set of rules, is going to be a lack of motivation to get a good
range of spells. Why buy any AOE spells, when you could just turn it into
an area spell? Or any range spells, when you can just turn them into range
spells on the fly. PCs will raise the Theory scores and essentially double
or even triple their spell list. Even though you stipulate that each casting
is unique and can't be "saved", the right set of numbers will make that point
irrelevant.
I said it before, and I'll say it again: 2nd Ed is much more streamlined, and
the Grimoire is much more coherent, and magic is less powerful. But that's
just my opinon, as well as the opinion of many others :).
J Roberson
