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post Jun 4 2008, 12:17 PM
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Question:

How does a group of non-awakend characters deal with spirits attacking them? Since the spirits are immune to normal weapons it should be quite difficult.

Is there something like magically enhanced bullets for normal weapons? What would they cost?
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- Iota   How do non-awakend deal with spirits?   Jun 4 2008, 12:17 PM
- - Malicant   Option one: being good at dealing damage, i.e. hav...   Jun 4 2008, 12:44 PM
- - Ancient History   There's Attack of Will, and certain magical pr...   Jun 4 2008, 12:44 PM
- - Malicant   Of course Attack of Will is pointless agains spiri...   Jun 4 2008, 12:50 PM
- - bishop186   Don't forget Option Three: RUN YOU STUPID FRAG...   Jun 4 2008, 12:50 PM
- - CanRay   Spirits are one of the reasons that Melee weapons ...   Jun 4 2008, 12:55 PM
- - Iota   Thx Malicant, could have come up with APDS myself,...   Jun 4 2008, 12:58 PM
- - toturi   Tai Chi. You must learn how to focus your Chi, gra...   Jun 4 2008, 12:59 PM
- - JoelHalpern   Moderate force spirits are awkward but not impossi...   Jun 4 2008, 01:19 PM
|- - Kronk2   QUOTE (JoelHalpern @ Jun 4 2008, 08:19 AM...   Jun 5 2008, 12:00 AM
|- - Dr Funfrock   QUOTE (Kronk2 @ Jun 4 2008, 07:00 PM) Wha...   Jun 5 2008, 12:13 AM
- - Blade   Big guns/grenades and a big dice pool (or a wide l...   Jun 4 2008, 01:26 PM
- - hyzmarca   Magic bullets are possible, just absurdly expensiv...   Jun 4 2008, 01:30 PM
|- - bishop186   QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 4 2008, 07:30 AM) M...   Jun 4 2008, 01:38 PM
- - Iota   Thx hyzmarca! Hadn`t gone through street ...   Jun 4 2008, 01:39 PM
|- - Muspellsheimr   QUOTE (Iota @ Jun 4 2008, 06:39 AM) Shoot...   Jun 5 2008, 12:11 AM
- - CanRay   Or, alternatively, a Match-Grade Bullet with an Ar...   Jun 4 2008, 01:46 PM
- - Iota   What would be the pay the creating mage asks for? ...   Jun 4 2008, 01:51 PM
|- - Moon-Hawk   QUOTE (Iota @ Jun 4 2008, 08:51 AM) What ...   Jun 4 2008, 07:24 PM
- - Hat   Can someone point me to the rules or reasoning beh...   Jun 4 2008, 04:26 PM
|- - paws2sky   QUOTE (Hat @ Jun 4 2008, 11:26 AM) Can so...   Jun 4 2008, 04:51 PM
- - Blade   :shrug: Well it's magic... Why would spirits g...   Jun 4 2008, 04:31 PM
- - Wesley Street   QUOTE (Iota @ Jun 4 2008, 08:17 AM) How d...   Jun 4 2008, 04:34 PM
|- - hyzmarca   QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Jun 4 2008, 12:34 ...   Jun 4 2008, 05:04 PM
|- - Sma   QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 4 2008, 07:04 PM) T...   Jun 4 2008, 07:15 PM
|- - Johnny Jacks   QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 4 2008, 10:04 AM) T...   Jun 4 2008, 07:16 PM
- - Tarantula   APDS work because they are better and penetrating ...   Jun 4 2008, 04:47 PM
- - Wesley Street   That would make sense if it was an earth or plant ...   Jun 4 2008, 04:53 PM
|- - Tarantula   QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Jun 4 2008, 10:53 ...   Jun 4 2008, 05:00 PM
- - paws2sky   Well, no not exactly. As I recall, a fire spirit d...   Jun 4 2008, 05:02 PM
- - Wesley Street   Well, there goes that idea out the window. It...   Jun 4 2008, 05:07 PM
- - Tarantula   You're wrong. Fire spirits have the energy au...   Jun 4 2008, 05:11 PM
|- - paws2sky   QUOTE (Tarantula @ Jun 4 2008, 12:11 PM) ...   Jun 4 2008, 05:17 PM
- - Tarantula   Maybe elemental attack and/or engulf?   Jun 4 2008, 05:21 PM
- - paws2sky   Probably engulf. Anyway, oops. My bad. Still... i...   Jun 4 2008, 05:25 PM
- - Apathy   Yeah, I've always wondered from a fluff perspe...   Jun 4 2008, 06:00 PM
- - Synner667   When the rules stated that only melee weapons can ...   Jun 4 2008, 06:42 PM
- - Dr Funfrock   QUOTE (JoelHalpern @ Jun 4 2008, 08:19 AM...   Jun 4 2008, 07:53 PM
- - Iota   @ Moon-Hawk: the drain has to be resisted at creat...   Jun 4 2008, 08:02 PM
- - Fortune   Wards would be a problem for your clip of Magic Bu...   Jun 4 2008, 11:09 PM
- - Cthulhudreams   Or maybe spirits do have weakspots where they link...   Jun 5 2008, 12:24 AM
- - Jaid   manifested spirits are not made out of fire, or ro...   Jun 5 2008, 01:08 AM
- - K2that'sit   Hello there my first post. Find a possession tradi...   Jun 5 2008, 01:16 AM
|- - Jaid   QUOTE (K2that'sit @ Jun 4 2008, 09:16...   Jun 5 2008, 01:33 AM
- - K2that'sit   alright then have them do the bullet   Jun 5 2008, 02:23 AM
- - last_of_the_great_mikeys   Well, specifically for dealing with water spirits,...   Jun 5 2008, 03:20 AM
- - Nefacio   I dont see a really big deal to kill a spirit bein...   Jun 5 2008, 03:48 AM
- - Fortune   All AP is applicable to Spirits except for the AP ...   Jun 5 2008, 03:55 AM
|- - Nefacio   QUOTE (Fortune @ Jun 5 2008, 12:55 AM) Al...   Jun 5 2008, 04:25 AM
- - Muspellsheimr   BF/FA is a Damage Bonus, not Armor Penetration. B...   Jun 5 2008, 03:59 AM
- - Fortune   Wasn't quite sure of the specifics at the time...   Jun 5 2008, 04:03 AM
- - Nefacio   just a bump to the post cause now I really want to...   Jun 5 2008, 09:59 PM
- - Jackstand   Yeah. Autofire never counts towards whether or no...   Jun 5 2008, 10:14 PM
- - Fortune   As Jackstand said, autofire doesn't figure int...   Jun 5 2008, 11:40 PM
|- - Zak   QUOTE (Fortune @ Jun 5 2008, 06:40 PM) As...   Jun 5 2008, 11:55 PM
- - Fortune   Not necessarily. 'Hits' on the Attacker...   Jun 6 2008, 12:41 AM
- - Nefacio   forgive my ignorance towards the subject, but I ju...   Jun 6 2008, 02:43 AM
|- - Dr Funfrock   QUOTE (Nefacio @ Jun 5 2008, 09:43 PM) I ...   Jun 6 2008, 03:07 AM
|- - JoelHalpern   QUOTE (Nefacio @ Jun 5 2008, 10:43 PM) fo...   Jun 6 2008, 03:08 AM
|- - Fortune   QUOTE (Nefacio @ Jun 6 2008, 12:43 PM) Th...   Jun 6 2008, 03:56 AM
- - bishop186   AP from weapons and ammo is indeed cumulative.   Jun 6 2008, 03:08 AM
- - Nefacio   Thx, appreciated   Jun 6 2008, 03:09 AM
- - AngelisStorm   It's just to bad there aren't any dual nat...   Jun 6 2008, 03:36 AM
|- - crizh   QUOTE (AngelisStorm @ Jun 6 2008, 04:36 A...   Jun 6 2008, 07:02 PM
|- - K2that'sit   QUOTE (crizh @ Jun 6 2008, 03:02 PM) I li...   Jun 6 2008, 07:23 PM
|- - Apathy   QUOTE (K2that'sit @ Jun 6 2008, 03:23...   Jun 6 2008, 08:10 PM
|- - crizh   QUOTE (Apathy @ Jun 6 2008, 09:10 PM) Edi...   Jun 7 2008, 01:00 AM
- - Kyoto Kid   ...a PJSS with EXEX is pretty good for up to force...   Jun 6 2008, 04:23 AM
|- - Dworkin_13   Would wooden bullets work against spirits any bett...   Jun 6 2008, 04:40 AM
|- - Ramorta   QUOTE (Kyoto Kid @ Jun 5 2008, 09:23 PM) ...   Jun 6 2008, 05:50 AM
|- - Dr Funfrock   QUOTE (Ramorta @ Jun 6 2008, 12:50 AM) Wo...   Jun 6 2008, 08:03 AM
- - AngelisStorm   Ooo, wood can be dual natured. But doesn't so...   Jun 6 2008, 04:43 AM
- - Kyoto Kid   ...but both barrels would count as burst fire whic...   Jun 6 2008, 07:20 AM
- - Blade   FAB is dual natured and small enough to fit inside...   Jun 6 2008, 08:06 AM
- - Jackstand   I don't think that it should make a difference...   Jun 6 2008, 05:39 PM
- - Apathy   Per canon, I believe that the only way to make a ...   Jun 6 2008, 05:52 PM
|- - Kyoto Kid   QUOTE (Apathy @ Jun 6 2008, 10:52 AM) Per...   Jun 7 2008, 01:44 AM
- - Stahlseele   QUOTE QUOTE (AngelisStorm @ Jun 6 2008, 04:36 AM) ...   Jun 6 2008, 08:22 PM
- - Jackstand   Nah. I don't think that Orichalcum is dual na...   Jun 6 2008, 08:41 PM
- - Daier Mune   what about a capsule bullet filled with a FAB stra...   Jun 6 2008, 09:46 PM
|- - AngelisStorm   QUOTE (Daier Mune @ Jun 6 2008, 04:46 PM)...   Jun 6 2008, 11:25 PM
|- - Daier Mune   QUOTE (AngelisStorm @ Jun 6 2008, 06:25 P...   Jun 7 2008, 12:00 AM
|- - AngelisStorm   QUOTE (Daier Mune @ Jun 6 2008, 07:00 PM)...   Jun 7 2008, 12:16 AM
- - AngelisStorm   So I didn't mention this earlier because it...   Jun 6 2008, 11:21 PM
- - Stahlseele   fab-spray-guns . . i am thinking ghostbusters 2, p...   Jun 7 2008, 12:13 AM
- - Daier Mune   i'm certainly not an expert on magic, but i th...   Jun 7 2008, 01:04 AM
- - FrankTrollman   There's dual natured marble in some of the Alc...   Jun 7 2008, 06:58 AM
- - Dr Funfrock   What I'm trying to figure out here is at what ...   Jun 7 2008, 07:45 AM
|- - crizh   QUOTE (Dr Funfrock @ Jun 7 2008, 08:45 AM...   Jun 7 2008, 08:21 AM
- - FrankTrollman   Immunity to Normal Weapons is a physical power and...   Jun 7 2008, 08:25 AM
|- - crizh   QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ Jun 7 2008, 09:25 ...   Jun 7 2008, 08:29 AM
|- - Jackstand   QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ Jun 7 2008, 03:25 ...   Jun 7 2008, 09:40 PM
|- - K2that'sit   QUOTE (Jackstand @ Jun 7 2008, 04:40 PM) ...   Jun 8 2008, 08:53 AM
|- - Dr Funfrock   QUOTE (Jackstand @ Jun 7 2008, 04:40 PM) ...   Jun 9 2008, 07:38 AM
- - Blade   So the troll can throw an astrally perceiving magi...   Jun 7 2008, 04:21 PM
|- - FrankTrollman   QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 7 2008, 11:21 AM) So t...   Jun 7 2008, 04:40 PM
|- - crizh   QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ Jun 7 2008, 05:40 ...   Jun 7 2008, 04:44 PM
- - CanRay   I don't know... One of the contacts my PCs ar...   Jun 7 2008, 04:42 PM
- - Jackstand   It's still a normal weapon, as far as its capa...   Jun 8 2008, 10:35 PM
- - Jackstand   It doesn't. Those are magical weapons. They...   Jun 9 2008, 09:50 PM
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