| From: | Kyoto the Angel dann1@********.erols.com |
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| Subject: | Early Brainstorming: The Drawbacks to Being a Magic User |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:31:53 -0500 |
From: Jeremy DeVore <jmortir@*****.net>
To: ShadowRN <shadowrn@*********.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 3:10 PM
Subject: Early Brainstorming: The Drawbacks to Being a Magic User
>I do believe that covers the advantages to being a Magic User. So far it
>sounds like a good deal doesn't it? Well it's a trade off. They have
>advantages over the rest of humanity, but those advantages come at a cost
>which I will cover here.
>
>Magic Users are a conduit through which Astral Energy passes into the
>Physical World. That's where their power comes from, and it's also where
>their greatest weakness is. Mages automatically filter out the Infection
>from the Astral Energy they use. There is no conscious thought and there is
>no way to turn it off. And it is this filtering process that brings the
>Infection into their bodies.
>
>The Magic User has a threshold for the Infected Astral. Once this threshold
>has been passed the Infection has taken hold, and the Magic User either has
>to try to purge himself of the Infection (see my last post for details on
>how to do that) or accept the fact that s/he is dead. Keep track of the
>Force Rating of every spell cast by the Mage. Once the Force total exceeds
>the Magic User's Magic Skill (this does include Initiate Ratings)
multiplied
>by six, the Magic User is Infected. An Infection can also occur when a
Magic
>User botches a Drain Test.
>
>Can you say ouch? Yes there are considerable drawbacks to playing a Magic
>User, but when you take into account how beneficial using magic can be,
it's
>a trade off.
>
>I'll be back with more Living Dead...
>
Hmmm....just curious, where's this Infection rule come from? Granted, I'm
not too well versed in Shadowrun rules, especially seeing as I'm not a GM
and own none of the books, but, has my GM not noticed this? Or is it an
optional rule?
Just curious, as I've never heard of that before
Kyoto the Angel
AIM: AngelKyoto
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