 Quickening, Anchoring, Foci? |
 Sep 24 2004, 08:55 PM
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New player, currently playing a shaman.
Looking ahead, I want to know what is the drawbacks to Quickening a spell vs using a Sustaining Foci. I read somewhere that having a Quicken means you're vulnerable to Astral assault or something like that. Generally, is it worth Quickening a few spells? If so, what do people like to do (aside from Stats/Reaction, which would seem apparent)? If not (ie, risk never worth it), then why even have the power? On a related note, what about Anchoring? Does that have the same vulnerabilities? And can one mitigate these vulnerabilities to some degree with Detect Enemies (so any such attack is forewarned) and Masking? On a unrelated question, I read somewhere that Foci Addition occurs (that is, a check is made) when a caster uses a higher amount of combined Foci in Force in a single Turn (or something like that) than their Magic Attribute. How does that work when dealing with Power Foci (which increase the wielder's Magic Attribute)? Use the "natural" Magic score or use the score w/ the Power Foci? And if the former, then what good is it to increase one's Magic Stat if it doesn't help stave this off? |
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LinaInverse Quickening, Anchoring, Foci? Sep 24 2004, 08:55 PM
Necro Tech Planning on casting increase Attribute INT on Gour... Sep 24 2004, 09:40 PM LinaInverse Nice to see someone recognize the reference
So h... Sep 24 2004, 09:56 PM Kagetenshi There's no reason why someone using levitate c... Sep 24 2004, 09:59 PM OurTeam Anchoring without a Detection Spell
When an Ancho... Sep 24 2004, 10:18 PM Sphynx QUOTE (LinaInverse) Looking ahead, I want to know ... Sep 25 2004, 09:16 AM Edward Anchoring is something everybody wants to by but n... Sep 25 2004, 05:31 PM Kagetenshi QUOTE (Sphynx) As for Detect Enemies, I also vote ... Sep 26 2004, 10:12 PM Zenmaxer QUOTE (Necro Tech)
Sustaining foci are quick and ... Sep 27 2004, 01:28 AM Cranus I have had question about astral attacks via foci ... Sep 27 2004, 05:00 AM Da9iel That was back in 2nd edition under "Grounding... Sep 27 2004, 05:27 AM LinaInverse QUOTE (Kagetenshi)QUOTE (Sphynx @ Sep 25 2004... Sep 27 2004, 05:37 AM Kagetenshi Certainly, I'm not saying it would be triggere... Sep 27 2004, 06:06 AM Sphynx Yeah, but what kinda wierdo would quicken Detect L... Sep 27 2004, 06:22 AM Zenmaxer One thing to remember is that you can take an astr... Sep 27 2004, 10:20 AM Da9iel The way I read it, yes, it absolutely hides the li... Sep 27 2004, 10:53 AM Ombre QUOTE (LinaInverse)
Yes, stat-increase spells se... Sep 27 2004, 11:07 AM Da9iel Not that a legal 2 point increase is anything to s... Sep 27 2004, 11:15 AM LinaInverse QUOTE (Ombre) QUOTE (LinaInverse @ Sep 24 200... Sep 27 2004, 03:04 PM spotlite These days its +1 att/2 successes up to force of t... Sep 27 2004, 07:03 PM LinaInverse Hm... that sounds about on par with the rest of ho... Sep 27 2004, 07:42 PM grendel There is no grounding in SR3. You cannot cast a s... Sep 27 2004, 08:05 PM LinaInverse Never heard of Strain III. Can you please spoil t... Sep 27 2004, 08:13 PM OurTeam See MITS pages 90-91.
Strain III is what killed th... Sep 27 2004, 08:20 PM Zeel De Mort If I recall, Strain III is only present astrally, ... Sep 27 2004, 08:30 PM Zenmaxer Never let it get attached to a cyberzombie. Never.... Sep 27 2004, 10:37 PM Herald of Verjigorm Do you really want all mages to have all their foc... Sep 27 2004, 10:56 PM
Zenmaxer That'd be very very bad. It'd open up som... Sep 27 2004, 11:02 PM  |
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