 Problems with magic, Problems with magic |
 Oct 3 2004, 08:36 AM
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Hi all! I've always loved the Shadowrun universe but I've hit several problems with magic. I'm new to GMing (heck, playing the game) and this is what happened. After getting the melee and ranged rules down I studied magic and explained the rules to my friends. One friend found that if he took certain combinations of sustaining foci and spells, he could become improved invis, +6/6 armor, +4d6 initiative, +X to any stat he wanted, and flying forever...
Needless to say this just broke the game instantly and I fought for 3 hours tying to un-break it and I gave up. I'm hoping I'm missing some rules or something because magic just seems WAY too powerful, like as in you would need about 10 kilos of High explosive compound XI to ensure his death.. Anything short of that just tickles him. I also have many more questions about Shadowrun and am hoping I can get some links to sites for further clarification on the rules. Thanks all!! |
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SoulKage Problems with magic Oct 3 2004, 08:36 AM
OurTeam To start with, use Focus Addiction (Magic in the S... Oct 3 2004, 08:41 AM Fortune QUOTE (SoulKage)I also have many more questions ab... Oct 3 2004, 09:25 AM tjn SoulKage, either you missed something, or the forc... Oct 3 2004, 10:52 AM Chasgul III Remember that the Increase Atribute spell is actua... Oct 3 2004, 11:18 AM Zenmaxer what you SHOULD watch out for is spells that are l... Oct 3 2004, 01:15 PM Fortune QUOTE (Zenmaxer) what you SHOULD watch out for is ... Oct 3 2004, 01:28 PM Zenmaxer actually fortune, I've been thinking about tha... Oct 3 2004, 01:40 PM Fortune The only one that really bugs me is Increase Refle... Oct 3 2004, 01:53 PM Zenmaxer actually the one that bothers me is physical camo.... Oct 3 2004, 01:54 PM Glyph Looking at this character:
First of all, foci, as... Oct 4 2004, 12:08 AM Kagetenshi That would be an interesting effect of invis+Armor... Oct 4 2004, 12:22 AM toturi Imps. Oct 4 2004, 12:34 AM Derek Or, you can talk to the player in question, explai... Oct 4 2004, 01:07 AM heliocentric I had a similar problem a few years ago with one o... Oct 4 2004, 01:47 AM Glyph It is always better to talk to the player, first. ... Oct 4 2004, 04:54 AM Sandoval Smith How is he getting those stat boosts so high? In p... Oct 4 2004, 05:15 AM Eyeless Blond QUOTE (Glyph) It is always better to talk to the p... Oct 4 2004, 05:44 AM Fortune While talking to the player is pretty much a given... Oct 4 2004, 08:45 AM Zenmaxer Ultimately I'm with Glyph. A little power is a... Oct 4 2004, 02:36 PM Sandoval Smith What kind of resistance could you have to a mage l... Oct 4 2004, 02:42 PM Kagetenshi Astral threats.
~J Oct 4 2004, 02:44 PM Zenmaxer actually, you could just use the silly essence kit... Oct 4 2004, 02:47 PM Kagetenshi It already had use: being cute and fuzzy.
~J Oct 4 2004, 03:25 PM BitBasher QUOTE What kind of resistance could you have to a ... Oct 4 2004, 03:47 PM GrinderTheTroll QUOTE (SoulKage)One friend found that if he took c... Oct 4 2004, 05:16 PM Cain Soulkage: I did a bit of number-crunching, and it... Oct 5 2004, 03:07 AM John Campbell QUOTE (Zenmaxer) actually the one that bothers me ... Oct 5 2004, 03:55 AM Eyeless Blond QUOTE However, there's no way he can start wit... Oct 5 2004, 06:47 AM Joker9125 Post his Character sheet. The Rule Lawyer in me s... Oct 5 2004, 07:55 AM Eyeless Blond I'm not sure there *is* a character sheet. Fro... Oct 5 2004, 09:07 AM Cain QUOTE (Eyeless Blond) QUOTE However, there's n... Oct 5 2004, 06:22 PM SoulKage Notes: I did not bother with the other parts of ch... Oct 13 2004, 04:23 AM tjn As everyone surmised, there's a slight flaw in... Oct 13 2004, 05:04 AM OurTeam He also risks loss of Magic (Focus Addiction Rules... Oct 13 2004, 06:23 AM toturi He could fetish limit those Imp Attribute spells, ... Oct 13 2004, 06:34 AM SoulKage Thanks everyone, I think I see now.. the atribute... Oct 13 2004, 04:07 PM Eyeless Blond QUOTE (SoulKage @ Oct 13 2004, 11:07 AM) Than... Oct 13 2004, 04:25 PM tjn One can have all the armor in the world, but if th... Oct 13 2004, 04:53 PM GrinderTheTroll So does anyone apply the "layering armor... Oct 13 2004, 05:27 PM Fortune No. The Armor spell doesn't figure in the calc... Oct 13 2004, 05:38 PM Cain Don't forget the activation limit. He can onl... Oct 14 2004, 05:17 AM Glyph I think clearing up the issue about the Increase A... Oct 14 2004, 05:48 AM Eyeless Blond Although, anything with the million nuyen is prett... Oct 14 2004, 06:00 AM tisoz Also, skills are linked to attributes to determine... Nov 5 2004, 01:09 PM Kyuhan The only problem I can see with all this (as was k... Nov 5 2004, 01:47 PM tjn I have no sympathy for their feelings if they have... Nov 5 2004, 05:03 PM Eyeless Blond In this case it doesn't really matter anyway. ... Nov 5 2004, 05:46 PM Apathy Somebody else probably also mentioned this, but yo... Nov 5 2004, 06:38 PM DrJest I've been meaning to ask - a number of times I... Nov 5 2004, 07:05 PM Doctor Funkenstein By taking a spell limitation (Fetish or Exclusive)... Nov 5 2004, 07:09 PM LinaInverse My GM Docmortand uses a house rule on creation tha... Nov 5 2004, 07:14 PM DocMortand Actually the nasty variant that I use my house rul... Nov 5 2004, 08:05 PM Doctor Funkenstein You can't do that, Doc. You can only take a l... Nov 5 2004, 08:15 PM DocMortand QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) You can't do that, ... Nov 5 2004, 08:18 PM Doctor Funkenstein I don't have my book handy, but it's in th... Nov 5 2004, 08:20 PM DocMortand Well, Lina for example learned all her spells with... Nov 5 2004, 08:25 PM LinaInverse One, I couldn't afford fetishes. Two, I (and ... Nov 5 2004, 08:32 PM Lantzer One thing which doesn't really limit the chara... Nov 5 2004, 09:54 PM Cain QUOTE One, I couldn't afford fetishes. Two, I ... Nov 6 2004, 03:39 AM Eyeless Blond Yeah, it's too bad you can't use other Gea... Nov 6 2004, 03:41 AM Doctor Funkenstein Enter house rules...
Replace the Fetish limitatio... Nov 6 2004, 03:47 AM Clyde Cool idea, Funkenstein. I don't think I'l... Nov 6 2004, 05:58 AM
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