| From: | NightLife <habenir@******.SAN.UC.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [SR3] Combat Spells |
| Date: | Sat, 5 Jul 1997 00:18:49 -0400 |
>NightLife has Willpower: 6
>
>We'll assume Caric gets the drop on NightLife somehow (surprise,
>invisibility, etc.) since I don't want to bring Wired Reflexes into this
>argument right now.
>
>Caric throws his Mana Missile at Force 4, adding in 4 dice from his Magic
>Pool. He rolls 8 dice against TN 6 (NightLife's Will). He gets 1 success.
>
>NightLife rolls 6 dice (his Will) to resist against TN 4 (the spell's Force).
>He gets 4 successes.
>
>NightLife has 3 successes more than Caric, so he stages the damage of the
>spell down to Light and takes a Light wound. (The extra success has no
>effect). If the spell had been manabolt, NightLife would have taken a
>Moderate wound.
>
>Caric resists 4M Drain with 8 dice (his Will + 2 dice from Magic Pool). He
>rolls 4 successes for no Drain. If he were using Manabolt instead, he would
>have taken Light Drain.
>
>The above is an extreme example: a Willpower 6 target SHOULD be tough to
>affect, but under this sceheme, Caric still did damage. Under the current
>system, he would have done none. Against an opponent of equal Will 4:
>
>Caric rolls 8 dice vs TN 4 with 6 successes
>Target rolls 4 dice vs TN 4 with 2 successes
>Caric has 4 net successes and stages the damage up to Deadly, then rolls 8
>dice vs. TN 4, scoring 3 successes, so he takes Light drain.
>
>How does something like this work for everyone?
>
>Steve
>
Heh, heh now it my turn. I know I'll blast him twice on a two round burst
from my CMDT shotgun and remember I have a smart link and a shock pad. ;-)
So does this mean me and Caric can get our names in a book now? Pleeease.
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YES and my followers will be legion! The world will be mine
"SO SWEARS THE LEADER!"
All will bow before my might and bask in my radience. Kneel before you lord
and master. Kiss the ruby ring of power and cower before me.
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