From:	Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: All-ones rule and spells
Date:	Tue, 8 Jul 1997 16:39:09 GMT

Loki writes
>
> We play the "Oops" of "All-ones" rule under the FoF option where
1's
> equal to or greater than the skill rating in dice means an oops. (i.e.
> - A character with Firearms 5 also adds 5 dice from Combat Pool, for a
> total of 10 dice. Should five or more of those ten dice come up as 1's
> some EGM bad thing happens.)
>

Next is from the companion.
> Anyways, how does such a rule apply to spell casting since a skill
> isn't directly involved in the roll? Is it 1's equal to or greater
> than the force of the spell means an oops? This means force 1 spells
> are rather touchy.
correct, i threw this rule straight out of the window, never mind the
fact the companion never bothered to say if you counted the 1's
before or after using karma pool!

> Is it equal to or greater than Sorcery?
Would make a LOT more sense.
As the companion rule stands a magician taking the example in the
Grimoire of throwing loads of dice into a force 2 spell is almost
bound to screw up, grade 3 initiates with power foci and force 1
fashion spells become sweating dynamite with this rule on spell
force, ones > sorcery would be a lot more sensible, and tes even
sorcery 6 characters could screw up, start playing with elementals
and fetish foci and you can roll an awful lot of dice! [the cost and
prep time is prohibitive though, but no more so than the merc getting
that gyromounted GPHMG with APDS set up, results are similar, no
more target :) ]

> This means
> someone with a Sorcery skill of 6 that's rolling five dice or less
> from spell force and pool can never screw it up.
Yes they can, roll few dice and all 1's becomes all too possible!

>
> We finally ruled that 1's equal to or greater than Sorcery -OR- all
> dice coming up 1's, whichever is lower, means the spell caster flubbed
> it.
>
> Ideas, comments or suggestions?
Mark