| From: | Caric <caric@********.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Spell types (was Re: Centering vs Penalties) |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Jul 1997 09:48:26 -0700 |
>
> Caric said on 17:14/15 Jul 97...
>
> > I do believe that it has to be targeted at one person and whether or not
> > the spell effects them determines if it effects others. (wait for my
> > explaination bellow before you shout your disagreement)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Is that a very LOUD explanation? :)
<Homer>
Doh!!!!!
</Homer>
:)
> > It does ground through one individual, but it does not matter by how
> > many successes (as long as there is one net. If the spell gamages the
> > target then the numbers originally rolled are compared to the rest of
> > the people in the area of effect.
>
> That's not what SRII says. It doesn't make mention of "If the original
> target is affected, compare the roll to ..." It just says to check every
> valid target.
>
> > Agreed, but the idea that you just pick a point in space makes the LOS
> > requirement silly to me. If you can just make the spell come out of mid
> > air and go off, why does it matter if you can see them or not? Thew
> > spell would still go off.
>
> If you can't see them, they won't be hit even if you roll a hundred
> successes. The exception here are manipulation spells, but since they
> travel toward the target through the physical AND astral planes, they
> wouldn't be subject to your "grounding out" idea anyway, I think.
Correct, the DM's wouldn't work the same way, hmmm i'll have to look
through the grmthingy and BBB again, apparently we've just been doing it
incorrectly (from an official standpoint) ah well. The only way to make
the LOS requirement make any sense is to do the spellcasting test the
way you describe, so I still need to check, but I have a creeping
sensation that you have got it right.
Caric
