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post Dec 8 2009, 04:06 AM
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So, SR4A dropped the section in the description of each foci that stated that the dice the foci provide can be withheld for drain, making me assume that in SR4A you couldn't use foci dice for drain (with the exception of the dice provided by Centering Foci). But rereading a completely different section of SR4A today, I noticed this section:

Pg: 185 SR4A: Ritual Spellcasting
Ritual Drain
At the end of the ritual, each member of the ritual team—including
the spotter—must resist the Drain of the spell. Individual magicians
with foci or bound spirits not otherwise occupied may use them to
help with Drain.

Does this mean that foci can assist all drain tests (depending on foci type) and that they forget to write it into the foci section? Or does it mean that you can only use foci dice to assist with drain while ritual spellcasting?
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- Trigger   Foci and Drain   Dec 8 2009, 04:06 AM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   How Very Intersting... Missed that during the last...   Dec 8 2009, 04:13 AM
- - Jaid   it probably means they just c/p'd something an...   Dec 8 2009, 04:19 AM
|- - Trigger   QUOTE (Jaid @ Dec 7 2009, 11:19 PM) it pr...   Dec 8 2009, 04:23 AM
- - pbangarth   I think the bit in the Ritual Spellcasting descrip...   Dec 8 2009, 06:43 AM
- - Dahrken   It's not necessarily wrong. Think about it thi...   Dec 8 2009, 06:52 AM
|- - Trigger   QUOTE (Dahrken @ Dec 8 2009, 01:52 AM) It...   Dec 8 2009, 07:18 AM
|- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Trigger @ Dec 8 2009, 12:18 AM) Wh...   Dec 8 2009, 07:46 AM
||- - Trigger   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 8 2009, 02:46 AM) ...   Dec 8 2009, 07:58 AM
||- - Draco18s   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 8 2009, 02:46 AM) ...   Dec 8 2009, 11:08 AM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Trigger @ Dec 8 2009, 08:18 AM) Th...   Dec 8 2009, 09:07 AM
|- - Trigger   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Dec 8 2009, 04:07 AM...   Dec 8 2009, 10:00 AM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Trigger @ Dec 8 2009, 11:00 AM) Al...   Dec 8 2009, 02:04 PM
||- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Dec 8 2009, 09:04 AM...   Dec 8 2009, 02:23 PM
|- - Warlordtheft   QUOTE (Trigger @ Dec 8 2009, 05:00 AM) Th...   Dec 8 2009, 03:02 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Trigger @ Dec 8 2009, 03:00 AM) As...   Dec 8 2009, 11:29 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Trigger @ Dec 8 2009, 05:00 AM) As...   Dec 9 2009, 12:25 AM
- - Axl   I agree with Trigger. With the limitation on the n...   Dec 8 2009, 08:36 AM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   The text you quoted is not a rule in and of itself...   Dec 8 2009, 02:42 PM
- - Axl   To Trigger and Dakka Dakka: I regard Counterspelli...   Dec 8 2009, 03:09 PM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Axl @ Dec 8 2009, 04:09 PM) The Sh...   Dec 8 2009, 03:34 PM
- - Axl   Sure, there are subtle differences in the applicat...   Dec 8 2009, 06:06 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Axl @ Dec 8 2009, 01:06 PM) Ironic...   Dec 8 2009, 06:27 PM
||- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 8 2009, 07:27 PM) F...   Dec 8 2009, 06:41 PM
|- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Axl @ Dec 8 2009, 11:06 AM) No oth...   Dec 8 2009, 06:54 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 8 2009, 11:54 AM) ...   Dec 8 2009, 11:32 PM
- - Axl   Restricted gear allows a single item up to availab...   Dec 8 2009, 06:38 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Axl @ Dec 8 2009, 01:38 PM) Draco1...   Dec 8 2009, 07:03 PM
- - Jaid   there are actually legitimate (crunch-based) situa...   Dec 9 2009, 12:06 AM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Jaid @ Dec 9 2009, 01:06 AM) there...   Dec 9 2009, 12:12 AM
|- - Jaid   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Dec 8 2009, 07:12 PM...   Dec 9 2009, 12:50 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Jaid @ Dec 8 2009, 05:50 PM) aspec...   Dec 9 2009, 01:00 AM
- - Axl   To pbangarth & Tymeaus: okay, point taken. ...   Dec 9 2009, 08:44 AM
|- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Axl @ Dec 9 2009, 01:44 AM) It...   Dec 9 2009, 04:07 PM
- - Axl   I don't object to the multiplicity of availabl...   Dec 9 2009, 05:12 PM
- - Dakka Dakka   Also there shouldn't be as much discrepancy in...   Dec 9 2009, 05:17 PM
- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Dec 9 2009, 10:17 AM...   Dec 9 2009, 06:33 PM


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