From:	Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: Spell types (was Re: Centering vs Penalties)
Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 1997 00:04:33 +0100

|Actually, there is a BIG difference. If it is at the person/spot next to
|someone else, then two damage ranges are dealt with. First one is the person
|the spell is actually ground into, s/he/it has no armor bonuses, because it
|is his/her/its aura that is being ground into. The second area is the "blast
|zone" of the combat spell. Think of it like a dam being opened. The hole
|where the water is going through is directly affected by the power, while the
|surrounding region is caught in the "secondary wash". Thus, the question of
|armor counting for those caught in the blast versus those that are the target
|point of the blast.

That os NOT how it works. We've been through this before.
Even our resident unofficial Shadowrun Guru says it works in the following
way, so why don't you just drop it, and admit that it's a house rule!

Noone gets armour versus ANY combat spell, be it area effect, Mana or
Physical.

The spell affects EVERYONE in the area at the same time.

You roll your dice, and compare those dice with EACH INDIVIDUAL TARGET.

The spell does NOT ground out though one individual, and then affect
everyone else based on the number of successes that got through.

If that were the case, all the munchkins would have a field day.

<example>

Munchi: I'll lob this apple at them!

GM: Why?

Munchi: Well, then I can cast a fireball at the apple, and everyone'll get
scorched!

</example>

|Area of Effect spells of the physical nature do not necessarily ground into
|each target differently, though I realize that is likely the most frequently
|played variation. BUT, the option I am giving suddenly re-establishes the
|options of elemental effects such as Fire and Blast and what differences they
|make in Combat Magic.

It fixes one broken rule and breaks another one even more, I'm afraid.....

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