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 Nov 18 2005, 03:43 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 25-August 03 Member No.: 5,538  |
I am pretty sure I know the answer but...
If a mage casts a (non-elemental) combat spell that is resisted by body, does the target get a soak roll against the damage if they do not roll sufficiently well on the resistance test to offset the entire spell? Or is the resistance test your only chance to avoid the spell, and the damage then gets dealt directly with no chance to soak? Thanks in advance, Nova |
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Nov 18 2005, 04:16 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
For a direct damage Combat spell like Powerball, the Resistance Roll is it. Either hope for equal or better successes as the caster (good luck!), or get ready to take some damage.
Spells like Manabolt work exactly the same, but use Willpower to resist instead of Body. |
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Nov 18 2005, 04:25 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 25-August 03 Member No.: 5,538 |
Thankyou for the excellent and really fast reply, Fortune.
I will recommend you to all my friends with shadowrun rules clarifications needs. Nova (This was not sarcastic) |
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Nov 18 2005, 04:46 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Right place, right time, but you're welcome anyway. :)
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Nov 18 2005, 05:36 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 22-May 05 Member No.: 7,406 |
On a corollary to this, do combat spells such as Manabolt and Stunbolt stage up? If I cast a F4-Moderate manabolt, I get four successes, and my target only gets two, did I just deal a Moderate wound or a Serious one?
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Nov 18 2005, 06:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 24-March 05 From: On a ledge between Heaven and Hell Member No.: 7,226 |
We have been doing it as Serious. |
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Nov 18 2005, 06:15 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
We did so too. Every two net successes of the caster increase the damage level by one.
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Nov 18 2005, 06:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Montréal, QC, Canada Member No.: 5,029 |
"Doing it like that" is canon, FYI:
"If the caster generates more successes [on their Spell Resistance roll], the spell has an effect. The spell's effect is measured as the difference between the caster's successes and the target's. Consult the description of the spell for specific effects. For any spells that damage the target, stage up the Damage Level for every 2 net successes." (Shadowrun 3rd Ed., p. 183. Emphasis mine.) |
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Nov 18 2005, 08:37 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,028 Joined: 9-November 02 From: The Republic of Vermont Member No.: 3,581 |
Serious. The trickier question is: If you get four successes and your target gets three, do you do Moderate or Serious? (The answer is "Moderate". Damage is staged up by net successes, not staged up by the caster's successes then staged back down by the target's.) |
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Nov 19 2005, 12:27 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
As i said :)
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