| From: | Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU> |
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| Subject: | Re: [SR3] Drain |
| Date: | Sat, 5 Jul 1997 10:21:34 +1000 |
>
> 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.
We actually are using a variant house rule on this. We've said that any
spell which adversely affects another (anything from Combat spels to
Damaging Manipulations, to Influence, Control Thoughts etc) is based of
Force drain, the rest are at F/2.
This makes magic still a very useful tool, but not overpoweringly grisly
and dangerous. (You might want to do something about the drain code on
Sterilise. D drain? Yeouch... they're only measly li'l bacteria...) The
rationalisation was that spells which damage or control others are much
harder to cast because you have to struggle against the target's aura to
do so. Stuff like pHysical Mask is different.
And no, I don't want this to turn into a debate about how magic works
(stay away, Mr. Stainless Steel Rat!); I was presenting this as our
house rule. Please excuse my rabid frothings if you don't like them. :)
Lady Jestyr
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