| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Spell types (was Re: Centering vs Penalties) |
| Date: | Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:49:42 +0100 |
> A Manaball, or any Area of Effect Combat Magic, does NOT ground into all the
> auras that are within the potential area of effect. It only grounds into a
> single target, then blossoms inversely (outward in) into manifestation
> afterwards. Thus, if you hit the guy with a Body of 4 with a Powerball, gain
> 6 successes, and there are three targets with higher body in that area, they
> they are resisting the spell based upon the 6 successes, and not upon their
> own attributes.
If you read SRII carefully, you'll see that the magician rolls the dice,
and compares them to the TNs for the individual targets in the area (page
130). All targets therefore resist the spell at the number of successes
achieved against _that_ target, not against the target the spell was aimed
at. To spells being cast from astral space, I say this rule applies as
well, because I can't remember anything that contradicts it.
> At least that is how it's been interpreted by the people here...(shrug).
Not by me...
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