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[Scott Adams]

At 08:30 PM 9/5/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Well, I think that both parts of the statement are true; it is the best rpg
>out there, and flows smoothly (especially with a certain dos treasure
>generation application).  I have always liked ICE's percentile combat
>system, but found it to be too much with some thirty books now available.

That's why I like one book systems like P&P or Fringeworthy its just one box
or one book and so much easier to control :)


>The most recent instance was when Haus(a character) tried to timetravel
>backwards within and through an area which had been timestopped.  He
>received d6 damage per 10 seconds real time thinking while he figured out
>he had better stop his spell.  My explaination went something like,"Ever
>try to push a potato through a water strainer?  You were the potato."  And
>these lessons can come in handy (for instance if at a future date he did a
>TS and then cast a timetravel on someone in that area, they would seem to
>simply explode on the spot... and yes I would allow it!).

Interesting twist but I had something similar in that someone tried that
(first
part)
but I didn't do the last part (explosion).  But it makes sense.

>Another incident was when Haus and Peol first met each other with
>simultaneuos whirlwind spells...  guess who failed their dodge rolls.  Can
>you say OUCH! They could.  This particular one has been used by them since
>then on what they like to refer to as "smart a@@" trolls.  Both striking
>from an opposing side.  (ps. invisibility and whirlwind are a devistating
>combination also used by these characters, but started my May, a fearry
>character with invis as an innate).

I'e not used Whilrlwind I don't think since the 80s.  A long time ago.

>I like the fatality of the "real" magic as well.  That being that if
>someone tries to kill you with something and you aren't prepared, you are
>dead.  This is balanced well.  Killing light, fatal spear, elfshot, hand of
>death, spirit wrack (or whatever it's called); they all have a fairly fatal
>spell.  I also like that despite the website's listing them as seperate,
>the "clerical" group already exists.  That would be shamanism.  Priests and
>the like are all either shamans or mages if they use magic.  No biggie here
>folks and I didn't see any reason to make it more involved.

Well even with the ill effects basic abysmal failure is a incentive to careful
spell
use.  Especially when your starting out.  

>
>THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT BOTHERS ME; and I have ever changed it in my
>set of rules.
>
>that being the base for shamans and elder aligned spells.  For some reason
>unknown to me (and you also if you reason it out),  The Elder are supposed
>to be Empathy based and shamans Will Based.  This is bass-ackward
>IMHO.  "The most carefree, I'm going to do it my way, biteme if you don't
>like it stupid human, we've been here longer so die "-Elder get EMPATHY?
>come on folks.  That's wacked.  Especially when you consider that EM is the
>base for familiars and such for Shamans and they are supposed to be "animal
>loving, intouch with the universe, mana using, plant eating, supporters of
>the natural world around them" types.  This is clearly Empathy.  Will would
>be best used to describe those ancient races who do what they want because
>they want to and can.  Does anyone disagree with this?

Yes and no.  You do have a valid point.  But thing again a Shamn tends to use
his will to project 
into his drum for magic.  Whereas say a Elder race has empthy for the land and
the ancient creatures.  Thus they can empathize with 'mother earth' if
youwill.
So it depends on how you look at it I suppose.


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