 Houserule: Banishing drain being halved., What do you think? |
 May 30 2006, 02:16 AM
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Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019  |
This is pretty much an extension of the counterspelling/spellcasting balancing. If you counterspell, you're basically defending while the other person drains himself to death. The same should be for banishing, and they should make it worth a whole skill by making it efficient. What do you think?
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May 30 2006, 03:32 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
I disagree. Banishing takes out a combatant entirely, spell defense mealy makes them stoop casting spells at you, they can still shoot you and they can still cast spells on there allies.
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May 30 2006, 07:14 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
But what's to stop people from simply manabolting them? Banishing's a waste of karma; it's a whole skill devoted to one relatively specialized task, and it's less drain and time efficient than manabolting.
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May 30 2006, 08:29 AM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
The ability to steal the other guy's spirit, that's where it's at. Plus it leaves no astral traces, which can be handy.
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May 30 2006, 04:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 18-March 02 From: Plymouth UK. Member No.: 2,408 |
Yeah swiping the other guys spirit is the nutz.
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May 30 2006, 04:34 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 9-April 06 From: McGuire AFB, NJ Member No.: 8,445 |
GM: You see a glowing ball of molten fireyness appear next to the enemy mage.
PC: I want to use banishing to steal the elemental from him and then use it on him. "PC rolls 10 dice and gets 5 hits" PC: I got five hits for that roll. GM: OK, the rank 12 elemental gets to roll 24 dice to resist. "Rolls" He gets 8 hits, you have to resist 16 drain. (I dont have a book infront of me, so i might be wrong) PC: Holyshit... (Knocked Unconsious) :eek: GM: /Evil GM Laugh |
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May 30 2006, 04:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 18-March 02 From: Plymouth UK. Member No.: 2,408 |
GM: The Free Spirit laughs at you, guts the enemy mage, and beats you to death with his carcus! :vegm: :rotfl: |
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May 30 2006, 07:17 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
I agree that anishing drain is waytoo high. The Banishing skill in general is pretty weak. By the time you've successfully banished away the services of anything you care about, you'll be too drained to be able to take control of it without risking death.
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