| From: | Mike & Linda Frankl mlfrankl@***.com |
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| Subject: | Background count (was: Improved Reflexes, Adepts, and truly inane questions.) |
| Date: | Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:28:20 -0400 |
> Okay,...so far so good. This is what I guessed it would be. What kind of
> game effects would it have? I mean, would it be more difficult to channel
> mana from the astral realm to form spells because of the
> disturbance,...would it be "rough terrain" for any astrally projecting
> mages? And if so, what kind of penalties (or perhaps even
> bonussess due to a
> favorable ripple) would they get?
IIRC, background count serves as a positive or negative psuedo-magic pool.
In good areas (positive background count) you get more magic pool dice as
long as you're in the area. If you are in a negative background count area
you lose dice from your combat pool. There can also be imposed effects by
the GM too. I tend to make anything conjured in a toxic area toxic, even if
the mage or shaman is normal (it is usually hostile too).
;)
Smilin' Jack
