 What good are weapon foci? |
 Jan 17 2006, 02:58 AM
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All they do is add dice to melee attack rolls, but from what I've heard, they're supposed to give some huge mystical bonus for attacking spirits. Am I missing something?
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emo samurai What good are weapon foci? Jan 17 2006, 02:58 AM
FrankTrollman A weapon focus bypasses a spirit's formiddable... Jan 17 2006, 03:30 AM emo samurai So you bypass its armor with weapon foci? AWESOME... Jan 17 2006, 03:35 AM Liper or killing hands... Jan 17 2006, 04:04 AM Ancient History Weapon foci are also useful in astral combat. Jan 17 2006, 04:15 AM Azralon ... Or Critical Strike ...
... Or while astrally ... Jan 17 2006, 04:17 AM emo samurai k00l... So, basically, as long as you have a servi... Jan 17 2006, 04:23 AM Ancient History Depends on the Force of the spirit, but a weapon f... Jan 17 2006, 04:35 AM emo samurai So invest more in literal hand-to-hand combat? Jan 17 2006, 04:36 AM Ancient History Honestly? It depends on your character.
If you w... Jan 17 2006, 04:53 AM emo samurai My dude is a John Woo archetype/ninja. He has kine... Jan 17 2006, 05:03 AM FrankTrollman Weapon foci for adepts can make sense. The weapon ... Jan 17 2006, 05:11 AM emo samurai I could be using those power points to upgrade my ... Jan 17 2006, 05:14 AM Drace Not sure if this is mentioned yet, but also, if yo... Jan 17 2006, 06:14 AM Liper as a side note, combat sense is godly. Jan 17 2006, 06:32 AM Glyph The biggest disadvantage of a weapon focus is that... Jan 17 2006, 06:44 AM Liper Don't forget, reach modifiers, ability to do a... Jan 17 2006, 08:11 AM Azralon QUOTE (emo samurai @ Jan 17 2006, 12:23 AM) k... Jan 17 2006, 03:36 PM emo samurai Do I stand a chance if it engulfs me and I'm s... Jan 17 2006, 04:53 PM Azralon QUOTE (FrankTrollman) a magician really has no exc... Jan 17 2006, 05:07 PM FrankTrollman In general I'd rather have a sustaining focus ... Jan 17 2006, 05:43 PM emo samurai They are a lot cheaper... Jan 17 2006, 05:45 PM mfb i dunno. sure, stunbolt is awesome, but you can... Jan 17 2006, 06:17 PM fistandantilus3.0 I agree, even if it's just a level 3 or so foc... Jan 18 2006, 10:12 AM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Drace)Not sure if this is mentioned yet, bu... Jan 18 2006, 10:22 PM emo samurai What about focus addiction? Does it add to addicti... Jan 18 2006, 10:42 PM FrankTrollman Focus Addiction and Background Count are two rules... Jan 19 2006, 12:33 AM Liper thank god my .45 rounds don't care about magic... Jan 19 2006, 01:04 AM evil1i Seems strange that they haven't kept the rule ... Jan 19 2006, 01:11 AM Liper aye, but reach isn't as overpowering as it was... Jan 19 2006, 01:40 AM boskop-albatros what about abnoramal weapon foci-here is a list
P... Jan 19 2006, 02:45 AM boskop-albatros just thought of this one
Maybe a Zip Gun Jan 19 2006, 02:49 AM RunnerPaul QUOTE (boskop-albatros)shirkens(ninja stars-yes I ... Jan 19 2006, 02:58 AM Critias QUOTE (boskop-albatros) what about abnoramal weapo... Jan 19 2006, 04:32 AM boskop-albatros that one is doable it's just that orichalcum m... Jan 19 2006, 05:26 AM boskop-albatros but I am surprised on one has mentioned the pool c... Jan 19 2006, 05:27 AM boskop-albatros cue! Jan 19 2006, 05:27 AM nick012000 You see the little button that says 'modify... Jan 19 2006, 05:42 AM RunnerPaul My version of that button says 'Edit'. Is ... Jan 19 2006, 05:49 AM mfb aahhhhh! aaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
AAAAAAAAAAAA... Jan 19 2006, 05:59 AM Kerberos QUOTE (mfb) aahhhhh! aaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
... Jan 19 2006, 06:07 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (RunnerPaul @ Jan 18 2006, 09:58 PM) (A... Jan 19 2006, 06:08 AM fistandantilus3.0 if you're looking to have a 'ranged weapon... Jan 19 2006, 06:30 AM Critias And it's nowhere near as badass as an orichalc... Jan 19 2006, 06:39 AM hyzmarca I prefer having an ally spirit named 'Megatron... Jan 19 2006, 06:51 AM fistandantilus3.0 QUOTE (Critias) And it's nowhere near as badas... Jan 19 2006, 06:54 AM boskop-albatros back...................
Then lets get bad ass........ Jan 19 2006, 08:42 AM fistandantilus3.0 why? Jan 19 2006, 09:13 AM Critias QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) why?
Shh. Just let ... Jan 19 2006, 09:28 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (Critias) QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Ja... Jan 19 2006, 09:38 AM nick012000 Well, I suppose you could make a monofilament chai... Jan 19 2006, 09:42 AM LaughingTiger QUOTE (boskop-albatros) what about abnoramal weapo... Jan 19 2006, 09:50 AM
FrankTrollman Since this seems to be needed again:
You don... Jan 19 2006, 05:01 PM  |
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