| From: | TopCat <topcat@******.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: My take on Munchkinism... |
| Date: | Thu, 16 May 1996 13:31:39 -0500 |
>> Cybertechnology has pretty much covered a lot of the bases that the SSC,
>> SRII, and Shadowtech left open. Spells of munchkinous proportions are out
>> there, Edge Runners contains numerous examples.
> Am I the only one who is REALLY beginning to hate that term? Anyway...
>As far as I can tell, just about everything in SRII is more or less
>(sorry) balanced... I know I was the one who brought up the monster mage
>discussion, but one thing people overlook... just as 'ware has
>disadvantages (yup, I play champions too), such as high essence cost,
>speels have drain.... do you know how nasty the drain on a manabolt-11
>is? You only cast it once, because if you do, you're screwed...
Have you seen Edge Runners, yet? Some of the characters in there would be
good competition for a whole brigade of Grade 10 initiates. A lot of the
characters are well-done and not in the least bit munchy. But there are a
few glaring examples that define the term. Check it out and you'll see what
I mean.
I do know that the drain on a force 11 manabolt is big, s'why I'd never
learn one. Force 11 mana missile, yes (5M). If my magic pool was hefty
enough, I might even go with the manabolt, but I doubt it. I subscribe
whole-heartedly to the high-force/low-drain spell theory and would try to
stay within it's bounds whenever possible.
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