From:	Caric <caric@********.COM>
Subject:	Re: [SR3] Combat Spells
Date:	Wed, 9 Jul 1997 08:37:43 -0700

| >That's not really a good excuse :) You can cast spells at any Force up
to
| >and including the one you learned them at, so a Force 6 spell could be
| >cast at Force 4 so the caster takes less Drain. The same argument can be
| >applied to explanation 3, BTW.
|
| Actually, somewhere in the back of the Grimthingy, it says that you
| take drain at the force you learned thge spell at, not the force you
| cast it at.
|
| It doesn't say why, and seem remarkably stupid, but that's it.

I was shocked by this and I happened to have the grimmy sittin' right here
so I took a look myself. The reference t hat I found on pages 110-111 in
the Grimmy do not support what your saying it says "...He can cast the
spell with a force rating ranging from 1 up to his maximum (which is the
force at which the spell was learned.) This figure and ONLY this figure is
the ACTUAL force of the spell. ... Only the actual force of the spell is
used to determine whether the drain inflicts physical or stun damage. Only
the actual force rating is used as the basis for the target number of the
caster's drain resistance test."

It goes on to explain the effects of fetishes and exclusive spells and how
deadly magic can be and ends with this little jewel which I thought might
also tie into some of the recent discussions we've had on the list about
magic power levels and how deadly FASA intended SR magic to be.

"But gee, doesn't that mean that a team with a magician will clean up
against enemies without magical support? That is exactly what it means.
Welcome to the sixth world, where magic is power."

-Caric

"If a man talks in the forest, and there isn't a woman around to hear him,
is he still wrong?"