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Old 09-18-2009, 11:20 AM   #6
thulben
 
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Default Re: [Thaumatology]Nymdok's Sorcery

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Originally Posted by Nymdok View Post
For single shouted word (the kind you could speak in the last second of casting) I think that Nuissance effect BS p. 113. I think "Must shout a word loudly" (-3 to stealth skill or +3 to Per to detect) is worth about 10%.

Sound about right or is -5% a little closer to it?

Nymdok
I think it's a little more than a nuisance . Consider that a mage with this advantage can be rendered ineffective by being gagged or otherwise silenced. This is "I can't use magic at all!" as opposed to "I'm deep behind enemy lines and if I use magic, they'll know where I am."
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