| From: | "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Lots of stuff |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Apr 1993 13:28:42 -0700 |
from One Who Knows Too Much (me)
to One Who Ask Alot (Daniel):
1. Melee combat
The battle as you described it is to the best of my knowledge exactly how it
is supposed to work. If you mean to imply it's out of hand you could be right
or wrong. Remember that melee combat is not the you attack when you can and
I attack when I can fight that ranged combat is. Everytime you attack you leave
yourself open for a counterattack. I'm sure as a fencer you know this is true.
That's why someone can counterattack, multiple times if necessary, before they
have any actions of their own. But remember the combat pools can make a big
difference in who the fight turns out.
Now I'm pretty sure your example is valid, because my mage (Raven) beat two
astrally projecting mages when she was only astrally precieving (God I love my
magesword) in pretty much the same manner (well I did use a drek load of karma,
but so did one of them).
2. Ok you can use spell defense and shielding vs a combat spell.
but shielding and spell def will not work vs a damaging manipultion
spell has already taken effect and the effect is coming towards
you.
That's right. When a damaging manipulation spell is cast the attack is
created at a particular point in real space (the casters hand for individual
attacks, the center of the area for area effect attacks). The substance then
streaks to the target and tries to hit him. Since your not resisting magic but
an element (ex - fire) shielding an spell defense mean nothing. Combat pool on
the other hand becomes rather useful at this point.
3. is spell defense area affect?
I believe in the way your asking the question that Spell Defense (and
shielding) are not area effet. That is to say any one particular Spell Defense
die can only protect one person at a time. The magician can allocate dice to
anyone he can see (the area of effect), but each die can only be allocated to
one person.
4. As to phys. ad. - I say give them shielding equal to their grade
just like a mage has - but only on self.
That my opinion on the matter.
See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker
