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09-25-2015, 01:19 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Regular Spells and Specific Targetting
For a regular spell, you can specify a target location such as a certain hex. However, what are the rules skill penalty wise for if you wanted to target a specific spot inside that hex? For example, can you cast Explode on a subject (Some person) and target his head (or even his brain)? Would this just be -7 to skill in addition to other penalties such as range? I'm assuming directly hitting his brain would be another -5 (I think that's what it was) due to not being able to see your target. Of course, this would be devastatingly lethal and possibly OP, but maybe -12 + range penalties justifies it?
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09-25-2015, 04:46 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Re: Regular Spells and Specific Targetting
You can't cast it on a person.
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09-25-2015, 06:00 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Re: Regular Spells and Specific Targetting
Oh. I was wondering since most of the other spells had "Inanimate subjects only" while explode just said any subject.
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09-25-2015, 09:34 AM | #4 |
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Re: Regular Spells and Specific Targetting
Why exactly can't it be cast on a person? The same goes for a lot of Make and Break spells. For example, couldn't shatter be cast on a bone at -5? Tissue and organs might have problems shattering or exploding because it's mostly water, but bone is mostly just mineral composite.
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09-25-2015, 09:48 AM | #5 |
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Re: Regular Spells and Specific Targetting
Because...
"Explode" description starts with "As Shatter, but (...)" which means it functions exactly like Shatter with the differences it then follow to describe after the "but". Looking at Shatter description, at the end we have "This spell only affects inanimate objects." I believe I don't need to go on how Magic has many description and mechanics flaws. With the description I cited above and also being a spell from the "Making and Breaking" School it's pretty clear the intent of the spell chain in question, Weaken>Shatter>Explode, to be usable on inanimate objects and NOT on living beings or part of them. A bone is considered a rigid organ and thus a non-inanimate object in the sense of valid target. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone Keep in mind Weaken even points toward p. B557, which guess what it is... "HP and DR of Objects and Cover". |
09-26-2015, 03:38 AM | #6 |
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Helmouth, The Netherlands
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Re: Regular Spells and Specific Targetting
We always use the Innate Attack () skill to target spells. The roll versus Spell level is used for activating the spell (at least in our campaign).
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combat, magic, penalties, rules clarification |
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