Talent/Spell of the Week: Insubstantiality

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by Drakenbow

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But what Thrown or Creation spells could do damage?

It isn't so much a question of damage but the ability to affect the insubstantial figure. Thrown spells offer a variety of effects other than damage.

Does an Insubstantial person still need light to see? Dazzle would affect (but not damage) the person.

It isn't a question of if the insubstantial person has sight, but whether or not Special spells have any effect on them. The absence of Special spells from the spell description makes one wonder.

[Drakenbow]

Originally Posted by Shostak

It isn't so much a question of damage but the ability to affect the insubstantial figure. Thrown spells offer a variety of effects other than damage.

It isn't a question of if the insubstantial person has sight, but whether or not Special spells have any effect on them. The absence of Special spells from the spell description makes one wonder.

p.31 "...An Insubtantial figure can use Thrown- and Creation-type spells..but cannot use other spells or make a physical attack on other figures, whether the other figures are physical or insubstantial. Thus, combat...is purely magical. ..."

For Special spells the "treat as for range" has meaning to me as the description seem more as 'you can only throw the spell on yourself' in many of the cases or 'you need to have the item in your hand to cast on it'.