| From: | MC23 <mc23@**********.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Idea for Spell Drain |
| Date: | Tue, 26 May 1998 13:06:37 -0400 |
>Okay, something I have been mulling over for a spell design I am in the
>process of making is building in additional drain which will happen
>irregardless of how the normal drain for the spell is dealt with. And this
>extra damage is dealt with when the spell is done being sustained, or as soon
>as the spell is cast for Instantaneous spells.
<snip the rest>
Extra drain could be justified for use with sustained spells but I
don't understand it's use for an instantaneous spell. Instantaneous
Spells is handled all at once, Higher drain not multiple drain, that's
how the game mechanics are set up to handle things (1 staging is a higher
level). Two serious drains should be one deadly drain.
Sustained spells could make sense for a secondary drain but the +2
target modifier also represents this which does affect the mage greatly.
I could possibly see a recurring drain modifier for sustained spells
(like exclusive or fetish modifiers) where the drain is reduced but that
same drain must be tested against the beginning of every new turn.
That has some possibilities but I don't know if I would use it or
that it's what you were after.
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