Becoming infected...what happens to magic? |
Becoming infected...what happens to magic? |
Jan 20 2010, 08:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 10-February 09 Member No.: 16,863 |
Or....maybe not. "(or retains her own Magic attribute, if higher)" Right, after the transformation. But before the transformation ever happens, your essence has to be reduced, which always causes magic loss. I think what that passage means is that if you're magic would be like 4 after the transformation because you have a higher max with initiation, it's not reduced to 1, it stays at 4. You have to remember, a vampire doesn't have to take all that essence at once, it could happen over the course of days or months or years. The Essence Drain power has nothing to do with the Infection power. It doesn't matter if the vampire who's infecting you steals your essence over the course of months or minutes, your magic is still going to be reduced whenever he takes a bite. |
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Jan 20 2010, 08:35 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
Right, after the transformation. But before the transformation ever happens, your essence has to be reduced, which always causes magic loss. I think what that passage means is that if you're magic would be like 4 after the transformation because you have a higher max with initiation, it's not reduced to 1, it stays at 4. You have to remember, a vampire doesn't have to take all that essence at once, it could happen over the course of days or months or years. The Essence Drain power has nothing to do with the Infection power. It doesn't matter if the vampire who's infecting you steals your essence over the course of months or minutes, your magic is still going to be reduced whenever he takes a bite. Good point. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jan 20 2010, 08:54 PM
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I think that just means that you'd get to keep you're initiate grade enhanced magic, but still with a normal max of 1. Remember, before you ever fall into a transformation coma, you have to lose all your essence first. So you'd still reduce your essence to one, which reduces your max magic to 1 + initiate grade, which wouldn't change after the transformation. So if you were a magic 10 mage with 4 initiations, you'd be a magic 5 mage after becoming a vampire (because before you transformed your magic would be reduced by 5 due to essence loss). very good point |
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Jan 21 2010, 12:34 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
When does the twinkling in sunlight start?
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Jan 21 2010, 01:45 AM
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Jan 21 2010, 08:02 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 30-April 07 From: Edge of the Redmond Barrens, Borderline NAN. Runnin' the border for literal milk runs. Member No.: 11,565 |
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Jan 21 2010, 04:27 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
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Jan 21 2010, 05:39 PM
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Jan 22 2010, 03:21 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
I stole that from you bastards, when I started talking about playing a vamp (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jan 22 2010, 05:26 AM
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it's either the sparkling or you take the positive quality "not gay" (30 bp as a refresher)
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