Staff in your corner

[hcobb]

Staff III has no penalty to strike behind the wizard.

Does the staff have eyes? Can you use it to peek around a corner?

[TippetsTX]

I've been visualizing the occult strike is more like a static discharge blast than a targeted bolt of arcane energy.

[hcobb]

ITL148: "The wizard must be holding or wearing the staff for it to be useful."

Useful here is "used to zap" or just "used as a battery"?

[TippetsTX]

Originally Posted by hcobb

Useful here is "used to zap" or just "used as a battery"?

I would think both, right?

[hcobb]

Originally Posted by TippetsTX

I would think both, right?

So you're happy to not see the target two yards behind you that you zap with the wand in your front pocket?

[TippetsTX]

Originally Posted by hcobb

So you're happy to not see the target two yards behind you that you zap with the wand in your front pocket?

So first off, I would drop the "or wearing" language because that's just confusing. The wizard must be holding the staff/rod/wand in order to use any of its abilities.

Second, the wizard must be aware of anyone they want to target with the 'occult strike'. I would expect that the rules assume you can see a target in your rear hexes by quickly glancing over your shoulder, right? That simple action should be sufficient to then unleash an 'occult strike' against said opponent I think.

[JohnPaulB]

Originally Posted by hcobb

Staff III has no penalty to strike behind the wizard.

Does the staff have eyes? Can you use it to peek around a corner?

Originally Posted by TippetsTX

I've been visualizing the occult strike is more like a static discharge blast than a targeted bolt of arcane energy.

This sounds very good and looks like some of the pictures in TFT Legacy.

Originally Posted by TippetsTX

the wizard must be aware of anyone they want to target with the 'occult strike'. I would expect that the rules assume you can see a target in your rear hexes by quickly glancing over your shoulder, right? That simple action should be sufficient to then unleash an 'occult strike' against said opponent I think.

That seems good, but also, you can hear behind you. So if you're just using sound as a guide, I would give a DX penalty to it you would combat in darkness.