| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: [SR3] Drain |
| Date: | Fri, 4 Jul 1997 13:08:10 +0100 |
> Many people have suggested setting Spell Drain TNs back at Force instead of
> F/2. What do people think of this? Please remember, I need to know WHY you
> think the idea is good or bad.
I don't think it's a good idea. Many of the spells that are really worth
knowing have S or D drain, often with a plus to the Drain Target, and
basing Drain off the full force will IMHO only make magicians pass out
after a few spells, or at least take so much Stun damage they're hardly
useful anymore because of the TN and initiative modifiers. An often-seen
argument in favor of keeping Drain at F/2 is that someone with a gun can
shoot someone dead without suffering Stun damage from doing so, and it's
an idea I support.
Put Drain at full Force and I think you'll find lots of magicians won't
bother with combat spells, for the simple reason that a firearm will kill
just as well (say a 10S shotgun against someone wearing an armor jacket)
as a spell (Force 5 power bolt for example) and without any fatigue for
the shooter.
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