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Tenex · 01-18-2019, 09:58 PM

I'm still using the house rules I used in the old days. I don't like the new staff rules and don't use those either.

What I do use is this. Wizards primarily cast spells using mana, not ST. Mana equals IQ, but is a separate stat and declines in mana don't affect IQ. Mana is recovered 1 point per 15 minutes. A wizard can cast spells from ST, but this is real damage. So in a true emergency the wizard can dig deep and cast from ST, but it really hurts.

This is just a data point on what works for me. YMMV.

01-18-2019, 09:58 PM	#27
Tenex Join Date: Aug 2018	Re: Mana I'm still using the house rules I used in the old days. I don't like the new staff rules and don't use those either. What I do use is this. Wizards primarily cast spells using mana, not ST. Mana equals IQ, but is a separate stat and declines in mana don't affect IQ. Mana is recovered 1 point per 15 minutes. A wizard can cast spells from ST, but this is real damage. So in a true emergency the wizard can dig deep and cast from ST, but it really hurts. This is just a data point on what works for me. YMMV.