09-28-2018, 10:01 AM | #31 | |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
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For discussion purposes... I'd say maybe the Look Your Best spell would clean the poo, and maybe that's what was intended? The Cleansing spell would work on the diaper for sure. Most Physickers and above (including Vets) would know not to use Cleansing on a living being. Those in areas where the germ theory is known would know why, and they'd probably know a spell called Easy Cure, which is the Ferment spell under another name, and would be the one they use on living creatures, to cleanse wounds and "ease the digestion" among other things. They would use Cleansing on their instruments and operating fields, and I'd probably rule that if they're using Cleansing that their effectiveness is doubled (up to 4 ST for a Physicker or 6 for a Master Physicker; maybe assign a dice value instead, like 1d-2 minimum 2 for a Physicker, 1d-1 minimum 3 for a Master). On general healing and recovery of fatigue ST: between Drain Strength, and recovery of Powerstones (ST batteries in original TFT) and Staff II mana, there's a general exchange rate of 5 ST to recover 1. Drain Strength specifies that you can use it to drain from and to third parties, so I'd say that would be the one to use to "heal" a person's lost fatigue, using the caster himself or a volunteer as the source.
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09-29-2018, 05:48 PM | #32 |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
ITL p.27 "A Glamor does not give the disguised creature any of the abilities of his
disguise, and cannot make him appear to be more than twice his actual size." But there is no limit on decrease in size? Can a wizard glamor himself into looking like a floating dust mote?
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10-02-2018, 03:17 PM | #33 | |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions - Glamor
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And here are more Glamor questions: It says “to make him appear as other than what he is”. Does this mean that its strictly visual? What about smell, sound, etc. Is it strictly the naked body that appears different? What about clothing? If it does clothing also, then when the “giant” shirt is taken off, does it permanently remain a “giant” shirt or does it revert? If the human is Glamored to be a Giant, is he still his same height but with a virtual image that goes 4 feet higher than he is? If the glamored human (whose height is 5 feet) goes through a door that is 7 feet tall, does the virtual giant top (which is 10 feet tall) go through the frame above the door, does the glamor make it appear that the Giant bends low to go through or does the glamored human “bang” his head as he goes through the door? Can you glamor your girlfriend to look like a particular pin-up girl?
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10-04-2018, 10:18 AM | #34 |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
And now for some talent questions (that are actually kinda spell questions...)
Quick-Draw (magic staff of suitable shape, say a wand) Are high level staffs immune to critical failures on quick-draw also? Sex Appeal Is this a one-turn action that the Aid spell might help with? What if the wizard is using his own ST to boost his ST for this roll? Missile Weapons (Magic Fist) allowable? Poet Can this be used to write scrolls whose true effect is harder to discern? Two Weapons How does the attack action of low-level magical staffs interact with this skill? Weapon Expertise(Club) does this exist even though there is no Club skill? Writing Any help with writing spellbooks or scrolls? Weapon Mastery(Club) doable?
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10-04-2018, 10:37 AM | #35 | |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions - Glamor
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1) it has actual effects since the real person isn't what he looks like or 2) observers see/hear something that makes will look/sound wrong or make no sense to them. There are numerous such issues and a wide range of possible setting for them, ranging from many powers of deception that come built in and the minds of viewers go along with and suppress their own noticing inconsistencies (e.g. will a hand-maiden assisting someone try on a variety of very wrong-sized clothing notice the clothing changing size or it not making any sense that the clothing sizes don't make sense), to (at the other extreme) it just being a visual projection that looks visually like "bad clipping" in a video game when your glamour is off-size and you interact with unmoving objects or even floors/stairs/walls. To me it feels like it should be up to the GM how powerful he wants the spell to be, and now with the Look Your Best spell, he might need to think about that sooner rather than later (since it's a much lower spell in IQ and cost). |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
These are good questions that mostly need rulings since they're not fully defined, but my rulings would tend to be:
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Good question. I would say so, and also for magic books, and continue to hope that the rules for how long exactly it takes to learn from magic books and other sources return somewhere. |
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10-05-2018, 06:26 AM | #37 |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
Weapon Expertise and Weapon Mastery are not per weapon talents but per weapon talent talents ;-) just like missile Weapons. You get Expertise for all swords not just a Broadsword. Clubs are listed in the Ax/Mace group. While Clubs are usable by all, the skill is part of the Ax/Mace weapon talent.
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10-05-2018, 09:29 AM | #38 | |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
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What version of Missile Weapons are you reading that says it breaks down by type of missile? |
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10-09-2018, 05:34 PM | #39 |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
If a Blur spell is cast on an Illusion (or an Illusion cast duplicating a blurred figure) does the Blur affect attempts to disbelieve? It could make it harder to notice fine incongruities and inconsistencies; it could also alter the integrity of the spell by changing it's appearance. If you regard Disbelief as a zero level spell, would it make disbelief harder to "cast?" Or does the blur have no effect because it alters DX instead if IQ, even if it does so by altering viewer's perceptions?
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10-09-2018, 07:15 PM | #40 |
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Re: Misc. Spell questions
As written, Blur (and obstacles) don't affect IQ rolls to disbelieve. (I can see it as an interesting reasoning for a GM's added house rule.)
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