From:	"Bruce H. Nagel" <NAGELBH@******.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU>
Subject:	Re: [SR3] Combat Spells
Date:	Fri, 4 Jul 1997 16:58:41 -0500

You wrote:
> On another note, please consider taking elemental effect spells (e.g.
> fireball and hellblast) out of the combat spell section and making them
> damaging manipulations. Elemental effects on combat spells get kinda
> strange and there's been an endless debate/rant about the "real" drain
codes
> for Hellblast and the effects it would have. Simply moving these
> complicating aspects from one section and placing them in another would make
> life a lot simpler all around.
Agreed, DMs seem to belong to Manipulations, Combat Spells being sort-of an odd
category to begin with... Basically Combat spells are those which damage an
aura directly, why should they even be capable of Elemental Effects? I've
tried to explain it to players, only to find it doesn't make any sense to me.
Make Fireball a DM. :) This will also make the distinction between the two
categories clearer to new players.

losthalo