| From: | "Wendy Wanders, Subject 117" <KGGEWEHR@******.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: [SR3] Geasa |
| Date: | Thu, 24 Jul 1997 18:35:49 -0500 |
One change I might propose, in light of possible game-balance problems, could
be to prevent the use of any of the 'lost' Magic points unless all of the Geasa
are being met. For example:
Vermin, a Rat Shaman, has lost three Magic thus far, to a 11mm slug through the
lung, some cyber he picked up while still young and stupid, and to a botched
attempt to heal him by someone who didn't realize he was magical... He now
carries three geasa to keep his mojo up to snuff: Time(night), Gesture, and
Fasting. So, if he's eaten in the last 24 hours, can't gesture (or doesn't
care to at the time) or if it's daylight out, he can't use those 3 'lost'
points. If he meets all three geasa, then he has his full 6 Magic at his
ruthless disposal.
This system makes the geasa more of a burden, since they all must be met
simultaneously to keep from losing the use of those magic points, the 'crutch'
gets more and more rickety the more it tries to support. Also, if you were to
choose to not keep all your lost Magic via geasa, it becomes easier on you to
fulfill them all (the seductiveness of the Way of the Burnout). Example:
Vermin decides that keeping up the Time geas is too much trouble, often enough
he's caught in the drek in daylight (he's on the run from Aztechnology, and
having a basically rotten string of luck), so he drops the Time geas
(permanently, mind you); his max Magic, with the geasa is now a 5, when both
Gesture and Fasting have been met, otherwise it's a 3.
*sigh* Sorry that took so much to say, but hopefully it's clear. :)
losthalo
