 Magical Adept vs. Mage, Which one's 'better'? |
 Feb 16 2005, 11:15 AM
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Greetings.
I'd like to avoid any munchkin issues, but I'm at bit of a loss. Why would anyone play a Magical Adept over a full Mage? Can't most of the adept powers be simulated with either Magic or Low Essence cyber-ware? If so, what advantage is gained by being an Adept? What am I missing? Any input's appreciated. R |
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rlemansky Magical Adept vs. Mage Feb 16 2005, 11:15 AM
Ranneko 2 words, B priority
Or alternately: Lower cost
S... Feb 16 2005, 11:18 AM Critias No you don't. Being an Adept of the Magician... Feb 16 2005, 11:19 AM GentlemanLoser Improved Ability: X
Weapon Focus.
Centering 2 (You... Feb 16 2005, 11:23 AM Ranneko True, misread. My mistake.
Well there are adept p... Feb 16 2005, 11:24 AM Endgame50 Well, it depends on which way you're developin... Feb 16 2005, 11:34 AM GentlemanLoser Ambidextrous + Improved Pistols + Enhanced Aim + C... Feb 16 2005, 11:40 AM Grinder I have an magician adept in my current group. Work... Feb 16 2005, 12:07 PM GentlemanLoser Isn't there a limited astral projection metama... Feb 16 2005, 12:11 PM Grinder Don't know at the moment. The player of that c... Feb 16 2005, 12:27 PM Fortune Limited Astral Projection is a Metamagic from SotA... Feb 16 2005, 02:35 PM Dawnshadow Created with the house rule that magician adepts g... Feb 16 2005, 02:49 PM Tarantula I'm sorry, any aptitude (some combat skill her... Feb 16 2005, 03:03 PM Kanada Ten Quick Strike, Multitasking, Improved Senses (not r... Feb 16 2005, 03:05 PM Dawnshadow QUOTE (Tarantula) I'm sorry, any aptitude (som... Feb 16 2005, 03:17 PM Fortune Actually, the recommendation is against all Combat... Feb 16 2005, 03:26 PM Dawnshadow Ah, alright.
The point about nobody being a natur... Feb 16 2005, 03:34 PM Tarantula But, a body of 15 isn't as game-breaking as -1... Feb 16 2005, 04:01 PM Dawnshadow QUOTE (Tarantula) But, a body of 15 isn't as g... Feb 16 2005, 04:10 PM U_Fester I would have the body of 15 over aptitude any day ... Feb 16 2005, 04:37 PM BitBasher QUOTE (U_Fester) I would have the body of 15 over ... Feb 16 2005, 04:42 PM Fortune QUOTE (Dawnshadow) Only the lightning spells and t... Feb 16 2005, 04:43 PM Cynic project Um, those cyber troll don't like the fallowing... Feb 16 2005, 04:46 PM mfb given the current rules, the mage will quickly and... Feb 16 2005, 05:27 PM Fortune If the rules for Magician Adept Initiation were fi... Feb 16 2005, 05:30 PM mfb indeed. heck, if the rules for magician's way ... Feb 16 2005, 05:32 PM Crimsondude 2.0 Fixed?
It'd work if the description was writt... Feb 16 2005, 05:48 PM Rev The infusion focus is another thing thrown into th... Feb 16 2005, 05:58 PM Fortune It's that incoherency that led to the ludicrou... Feb 16 2005, 05:59 PM mfb an adept who gets only metamagics at initiation, a... Feb 16 2005, 06:04 PM Rev Except that they can spend the points on adept pow... Feb 16 2005, 06:09 PM Tarantula QUOTE (Dawnshadow) Troll, Aptitude Polearms, reach... Feb 16 2005, 06:09 PM mfb pshaw. they'll both go down when the mage slap... Feb 16 2005, 06:16 PM Dawnshadow QUOTE (Tarantula) Also, yes, the troll would tear ... Feb 16 2005, 06:29 PM hahnsoo QUOTE (Grinder) I have an magician adept in my cur... Feb 16 2005, 06:41 PM BitBasher Oh hell no.
QUOTE Beyond that, a single light wo... Feb 16 2005, 06:44 PM mfb the balance shift is less huge in magic and deckin... Feb 16 2005, 06:48 PM Dawnshadow QUOTE (BitBasher) QUOTE Beyond that, a single ligh... Feb 16 2005, 08:14 PM mfb yes, but with magic, it's not generally as clo... Feb 16 2005, 08:20 PM DrJest Where I really found a physmage to be an advantage... Feb 16 2005, 08:31 PM Dawnshadow True mfb-- but raising or lowering the target numb... Feb 16 2005, 08:31 PM BitBasher QUOTE Sam hit I believe it was 3 times over the fi... Feb 16 2005, 08:46 PM Dawnshadow It's sudden enough when neither one gets more ... Feb 16 2005, 08:54 PM BitBasher QUOTE (Dawnshadow) It's sudden enough when nei... Feb 16 2005, 08:58 PM Cynic project I have yet to see a magical adept that was good at... Feb 16 2005, 09:54 PM Tarantula QUOTE (Dawnshadow) Body 15, on the other hand, is ... Feb 16 2005, 10:02 PM The White Dwarf For magicians way adepts vs full magicians, its mo... Feb 16 2005, 10:21 PM Shockwave_IIc QUOTE (Forune)Limited Astral Projection is a Metam... Feb 16 2005, 10:26 PM Fortune QUOTE (Shockwave_IIc) QUOTE (Forune)Limited Astral... Feb 17 2005, 12:04 AM Dawnshadow QUOTE (Shockwave_IIc) You turn round in a conversa... Feb 17 2005, 01:09 AM Crimson Jack Its interesting to hear so many people saying that... Feb 17 2005, 05:01 AM BitBasher after a few hundred karma anyone with a long term ... Feb 17 2005, 05:31 AM Crimson Jack I didn't make my point very clear. The physma... Feb 17 2005, 05:52 AM Cynic project Have you seen a Voodoun with 300 karma? Feb 17 2005, 05:55 AM Crimson Jack No, but in the one game that I get to play in, my ... Feb 17 2005, 05:57 AM mfb that's abnormal. in nine cases out of ten, a f... Feb 17 2005, 06:03 AM Cynic project Well, I had one that got around 170 karma I think.... Feb 17 2005, 06:12 AM BitBasher QUOTE (mfb) that's abnormal. in nine cases out... Feb 17 2005, 06:12 AM Glyph An adept of the magical way that is made with a ga... Feb 17 2005, 06:57 AM Crimson Jack QUOTE (BitBasher) QUOTE (mfb @ Feb 16 2005, 1... Feb 17 2005, 07:56 AM Crimson Jack QUOTE (Glyph) An adept of the magical way that is ... Feb 17 2005, 07:57 AM Crimson Jack QUOTE (Cynic project) Well, I had one that got aro... Feb 17 2005, 08:06 AM Sharaloth So far I've seen two Magicians Way Adepts in t... Feb 17 2005, 08:22 AM Dawnshadow QUOTE (Sharaloth) though he Ally has a bad habit o... Feb 17 2005, 02:16 PM tisoz IMO, Aptitude (melee skill) is easier balanced and... Feb 17 2005, 04:03 PM Tarantula No, advantage isn't neutalized, he has an adva... Feb 17 2005, 04:27 PM Drain Brain I have made a couple of Magical Adepts, normally t... Feb 17 2005, 04:46 PM CoalHeart Physmages or Magical Adepts whatever you want to c... Feb 17 2005, 06:06 PM GentlemanLoser If you haven't seen it, check out my Optimisin... Feb 17 2005, 06:21 PM BitBasher QUOTE Boon to the Magic Casting side of him is the... Feb 17 2005, 06:21 PM mfb not true. M&M page 131 states that if you have... Feb 17 2005, 06:26 PM BitBasher Woof. damnit I need M&M in PDF.... I've ne... Feb 17 2005, 06:34 PM mfb it does beg the question: what if you've got b... Feb 17 2005, 06:41 PM Tarantula Check the disablement rules right after the consci... Feb 17 2005, 07:31 PM CoalHeart QUOTE (mfb) it does beg the question: what if you... Feb 17 2005, 08:30 PM
mfb well, sheesh. guess i need to read more. Feb 17 2005, 08:44 PM  |
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