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 Nov 10 2008, 07:24 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579  |
Fortune, Thank you for the concise answers. I appreciate it.
And she may not have, it is a half remembered reference. But I know it had something to do with that pair and Crater Lake. |
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Nov 10 2008, 07:59 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
At crater lake she banished his father, creating a mana spike.
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Nov 10 2008, 08:00 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579 |
Ah! I knew she banished -someone-. Thank you.
Was that spike smoothed out by the Dragon Heart, or as large as the GGD's? |
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Nov 10 2008, 09:09 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Well, right now Crater Lake is actually a mana ebb, and there were weird things involving floating buildings and whatnot even before Ysrthgrathe was banished. Of course, Crater Lake is also part of the network of manalines and power sites on the Ring of Fire that helped support the floating isle of Mu. So yeah, draw your own conclusions. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Nov 10 2008, 09:48 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579 |
A Mana Ebb? Like a Fovae, Magical 'dead spot'?
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Nov 10 2008, 09:54 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Yeah, but there's a gradient now. Negative background count.
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Nov 10 2008, 10:08 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579 |
I don't mean to be dense, but when you say negative background count, that leads one to think it offers negitive TN modifiers to spellcasting, as opposed to normal BG count which offers a positive modifier. A BG Count of 2 would be a +2 TN on all spell casting in that area, while a negative BG count would seem to suggest a -2 TN to all spell-casting, making it 'easier'.
Is this what you mean to suggest? |
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Nov 10 2008, 10:17 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
in Shadowrun4, there is no TN anymore, just number of successes and DP-Mods
as long as the Background is not aspected to your tradition, every background is basically negative background, as every background reduces magic by it's level difference between background count and shallows/fovae being, that one overlaps anything else magically(count) and one sucks everything magically up(shallow) two different things that basically do the same to your magic . . like a knife stabbing you or a gun shooting you, both will hurt you and you won't like either one. at least, that's how i understand that . . |
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Nov 10 2008, 10:24 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579 |
Ahh. I've not picked up SR4. I still dwell (And will for some time to come) in the world of SR3. It's a world I know well.
Also: Another Question. What has become of the Draco Foundation, with the disappearance of Ms. Daviar, in 2070? Is the Draco Foundation still a major player? I imagine the public portions of the will were only a small portion of his actual desires, and its known what he gave out was only a fraction of his wealth. |
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Nov 10 2008, 10:39 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
still going, what with more drakes and the such coming to light.
and in SR3, shallows and backgroundcount BOTH raised the TN for magic too . . by different means, maybe, but notheless the same . . if the count was not aspected at least . . |
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Nov 10 2008, 10:53 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579 |
That of course, begs the question: Who the hell was Daviar? Her eastern European leanings would seem to hint at a Barsave link, but I've never found any link between her and any immortal elves or such as the like. She was far too powerful, I think, to have been a simple normal elf, for Dunk to have trusted her so much as to leave the vast bulk of his estate to her. A big production was made of the mystery of her origins.
She had a romance, some say, with Ryan Mercury, a drake. Is it possible she was one of Dunkelzahn's drakes and simply kept it secret? Why would the Vice President of the UCAS (And presumed President!) and Chairman of the board of one of the most powerful charitable foundation simply run away? |
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Nov 11 2008, 01:09 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 21-July 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 7,508 |
QUOTE What has become of the Draco Foundation, with the disappearance of Ms. Daviar, in 2070? Is the Draco Foundation still a major player? I imagine the public portions of the will were only a small portion of his actual desires, and its known what he gave out was only a fraction of his wealth. Oh! Oh! I... Nevermind. AH? You want this one? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Nov 11 2008, 01:21 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,579 |
Hey, if you have insight more than was offered, I'm all about hearing it.
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Nov 11 2008, 01:24 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
QUOTE (Tiger Eyes @ Nov 11 2008, 02:09 AM)  You sound like you're having a secret orgasm over there. A secregasm. |
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Nov 11 2008, 02:56 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I thought a secregasm was a secretary's private pleasure.
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Nov 11 2008, 03:18 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Not since the cameras went in.
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Nov 11 2008, 04:56 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,328 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360 |
QUOTE (hermit @ Jun 17 2008, 04:18 PM) It's been referred to in DidS and DidS 2. Whether it's also made it's way into Germany SB is something I don't know. In the orginal German SB, it is the former country of Luxembourg, and a piece of nearby territory. I checked my copy of the book. |
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Nov 11 2008, 09:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Validating Posts: 664 Joined: 7-October 08 From: South-western UCAS border... Member No.: 16,449 |
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie role tootsie-pop? And don't say 3, that fucking owl cheated man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)
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Nov 11 2008, 12:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 21-October 08 Member No.: 16,538 |
QUOTE (Tiger Eyes @ Nov 11 2008, 02:09 AM) Spill your guts! Spill your guts! |
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Nov 11 2008, 12:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Validating Posts: 664 Joined: 7-October 08 From: South-western UCAS border... Member No.: 16,449 |
Will the 6th world drakes become dragons in the 8th world? A good nap can be very refreshing you know.
QUOTE (Tiger Eyes @ Nov 10 2008, 06:09 PM) Yes, please, spill your guts. *Whips out knife* Don't make me do it for you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Nov 11 2008, 02:12 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
No. Drakes were originally created by Great Dragonkind as they appear now to act as servants. Since Drakes haves existed through both an entire high and entire low mana cycles, what you see is what you get.
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Nov 12 2008, 12:34 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 21-July 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 7,508 |
QUOTE (Tachi @ Nov 11 2008, 08:26 AM) Yes, please, spill your guts. *Whips out knife* Don't make me do it for you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) There might be some information on the Draco Foundation in an upcoming campaign series... Or, as Peter is fond of saying: "if the name isn't a dead giveaway you haven't been running the shadows for long enough" |
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Nov 12 2008, 06:17 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Tease.
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Nov 12 2008, 03:56 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,590 Joined: 11-September 04 Member No.: 6,650 |
QUOTE (JonathanC @ Sep 8 2008, 06:56 AM) Is there any reason to buy a Colt Manhunter, when the Ares Predator IV is so clearly superior? Why did it take Ares Arms 20 years to build a predator that was a superior weapon to the Colt Manhunter, when they OWN Colt as a subsidiary? |
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Nov 12 2008, 04:15 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,590 Joined: 11-September 04 Member No.: 6,650 |
QUOTE (hermit @ Sep 28 2008, 02:57 AM) - Who is Jungle Cat? And what is he? - Is Summer Blossom Hestaby? No, but Summer Glau might be |
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