"Thrown" Clarification

Steve Plambeck · 10-31-2020, 02:57 AM

Plagiarizing my own recent post in the Thrown Weapons & Facing thread:

Another way I recently thought to describe it for someone: a Thrown Spell is something you form in the air over the target's head, and if it's successful it falls/descends on them. I'd call them "Dropped Spells", but that would surely confuse people into thinking that meant a failed spell, so no. I recall another closely related system liked to call them "Direct Spells". But referring to spells as "thrown" has such a long literary tradition, I just can't see changing it.

Perhaps instead, change the name of "Thrown Weapons" to "Throwable Weapons". That's still a bit awkward though.

10-31-2020, 02:57 AM	#2
Steve Plambeck Join Date: Jun 2019	Re: "Thrown" Clarification Plagiarizing my own recent post in the Thrown Weapons & Facing thread: Another way I recently thought to describe it for someone: a Thrown Spell is something you form in the air over the target's head, and if it's successful it falls/descends on them. I'd call them "Dropped Spells", but that would surely confuse people into thinking that meant a failed spell, so no. I recall another closely related system liked to call them "Direct Spells". But referring to spells as "thrown" has such a long literary tradition, I just can't see changing it. Perhaps instead, change the name of "Thrown Weapons" to "Throwable Weapons". That's still a bit awkward though. __________________ "I'm not arguing. I'm just explaining why I'm right."