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Old 04-28-2018, 02:08 PM   #1
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Default Throw spell = Half damage?

So, I'm making a mage, and I'm planning on using throw spell (Gurps Magic 128) and according to this, and my GM, I do half damage with any damaging spells?

"Thrown spells have 1/2D n/a, Max 80,Acc 1; roll against DX-4 or Innate Attack skill to hit."

he's not the most experienced with magic, so he admits he could be wrong here, but what's the actual way it works? if he's right, I'm probably still gonna use it

(Also, just want to be sure, that Psychic Guidance Thaumatology: Magical styles Page-29 works with Throw spell)
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Old 04-28-2018, 02:19 PM   #2
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Default Re: Throw spell = Half damage?

No the N/A for spells means that it is not applicable and thus not applied. So your spells have normal effects to 80 yards.

But a general note that just using a missile spell is usually a better idea if you want to do damage.

As for the guidance. Depends on your GM, but by the wording of the throw spell it should, as throw spell makes the spell a missile spell. However you would need one perk for each spell you want to guide that way.
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Old 04-28-2018, 02:22 PM   #3
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So, I'm making a mage, and I'm planning on using throw spell (Gurps Magic 128) and according to this, and my GM, I do half damage with any damaging spells?

"Thrown spells have 1/2D n/a, Max 80,Acc 1; roll against DX-4 or Innate Attack skill to hit."
No, the "1/2D n/a" listing here means that the spell's half-damage range is the same as its Max range, and thus is never reduced by 1/2.

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(Also, just want to be sure, that Psychic Guidance Thaumatology: Magical styles Page-29 works with Throw spell)
Personally, I wouldn't let Psychic Guidance work with Throw Spell - Psychic Guidance requires specialization by spell, and allowing it to work on any spell you happened to throw with Throw Missile is considerably more powerful than I think it's intended to be. I might let it work with a specific combination of Throw Spell and another spell, though. Something like Psychic Guidance (Throw Spell with Create Fire), for instance.
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Old 04-30-2018, 03:01 AM   #4
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Personally, I wouldn't let Psychic Guidance work with Throw Spell - Psychic Guidance requires specialization by spell, and allowing it to work on any spell you happened to throw with Throw Missile is considerably more powerful than I think it's intended to be. I might let it work with a specific combination of Throw Spell and another spell, though. Something like Psychic Guidance (Throw Spell with Create Fire), for instance.
I would allow it for 5pts, I allow Psychic Guidance for all spells at 10pts and I think it's too expensive.

As for Throw Spells, there's no change, the spell happens exactly as it normally would at the target location.
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