From:	TopCat <topcat@***.NET>
Subject:	Re: [SR3] Combat Spells
Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 1997 17:19:08 -0500

At 09:08 AM 7/16/97 -0500, Mike Broadwater wrote:
>At 10:21 PM 7/16/97 +1000, Lady Jestyr wrote:
>>It's a GAME. Everyone has the right to play the way they like, and a
>>higher power game than yours should not cause a lack of respect...
>>rather, respect them for being honest about the way they want to play.

>I don't think that TC's arguement is against the way they play, but it's
>against rules being dictated to everyone because of the way they play
>(Spells should be stronger because they run a game where the opponents are
>stronger). Bob is right, an average spell cast by an average caster should
>have an average effect on an average person. That keeps it balanced. If
>you want your magic to do more, then be a better caster, or change the
>balance in a direction you favor. But, if you start out with the system
>unbalanced, that requires more effort on more people to change the system
>back to a point where it is balanced. And in the mean time, you have
>people pimping the rules for all they're worth.

Perfectly said, Mike. Now if only everyone else could see this...
--
Bob Ooton
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