05-16-2018, 12:56 PM | #1 |
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GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
I'm just looking for a general feedback and consensus on the rule within Magic RAW that a spell which critically succeeds automatically takes effect without resistance roll.
GURPS 4th says you cannot remove someone's resistance roll so this seems to break that paradigm. Has anyone played without this rule? Do things seem fine? Did you replace the rule with something else?
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05-16-2018, 01:03 PM | #2 |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
A specific rule always trumps a general rule. Additionally, this looks to be one of those little things that came through from 3rd Edition.
I don't usually mind the rule, as it is applied equally to all characters. It's never come up as being a problem. |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
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Having had it pointed out, I have no intention of playing with it either. No, just... no. We don't "replace" it, but we do use the table from Thaumatology to guide critical success effects so you might consider that a replacement. It wasn't a deliberate attempt to replace, though.
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05-16-2018, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
My house rule for crit successes on magic that the spell is free. Resistance operates normally.
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05-16-2018, 03:59 PM | #5 |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
Citation? You can't remove it via Cosmic, but unless specified otherwise, an ability is not required to have a resistance roll at all.
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05-16-2018, 04:15 PM | #6 |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
If you roll a crit sucess to hit with a weapon, there is no active defense allowed. So the no resistance rule for spells seems fair and consistent.
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
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05-20-2018, 12:35 AM | #8 |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
Not what I was asking for a citation for. I was asking for the source of 'GURPS 4th says you cannot remove someone's resistance roll'.
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05-20-2018, 02:22 AM | #9 |
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Re: GURPS Magic Feedback - No Resist on Crit
The same wording is in Characters, p.241.
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