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As opposed to AD&D. Everyone in AD&D has enough magic items to be talismongers in their own right, and it's common for mid-level mages to toss around bigass fireballs. Does Shadowrun even compare?
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- emo samurai   How powerful is magic in Shadowrun?   Dec 19 2005, 12:14 AM
- - Ancient History   Not really, but then Shadowrun magic is designed t...   Dec 19 2005, 12:23 AM
- - Mr Cjelli   Things D&D spell casters can do that SR spell ...   Dec 19 2005, 12:27 AM
- - Liper   in SR you're not limited to some stupid ...   Dec 19 2005, 01:02 AM
- - Catsnightmare   I still like how one player I know described the d...   Dec 19 2005, 01:04 AM
- - mmu1   QUOTE (emo samurai) As opposed to AD&D. Every...   Dec 19 2005, 01:07 AM
- - Snow_Fox   D&D is more appropriately ripped off form Tolk...   Dec 19 2005, 01:13 AM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (Snow_Fox) D&D is more appropriately rip...   Dec 19 2005, 01:23 AM
- - Tanka   QUOTE (Snow_Fox @ Dec 18 2005, 09:13 PM) D...   Dec 19 2005, 01:29 AM
- - Drac   What if Shadowrun magic can't destroy mountain...   Dec 19 2005, 02:43 AM
- - Tanka   Um... Rephrase that question with some proper gra...   Dec 19 2005, 02:50 AM
- - hobgoblin   that is unless your a dragon and is packing a ungo...   Dec 19 2005, 03:02 AM
- - Eyeless Blond   QUOTE (Snow_Fox) Sure with a real high game player...   Dec 19 2005, 03:03 AM
- - eidolon   Comparing the two games' magic systems is sill...   Dec 19 2005, 03:03 AM
- - Eyeless Blond   IMO I don't think the D&D magic system wor...   Dec 19 2005, 03:07 AM
- - eidolon   Ah, but are you: a: Playing D&D to play D...   Dec 19 2005, 03:45 AM
- - Vaevictis   QUOTE (tanka)The only magic that got used frequent...   Dec 19 2005, 03:56 AM
- - mmu1   QUOTE (Eyeless Blond @ Dec 18 2005, 11:07 PM)...   Dec 19 2005, 04:49 AM
- - Liper   QUOTE It's almost like building a deck of Magi...   Dec 19 2005, 06:49 AM
- - mmu1   QUOTE (Liper @ Dec 19 2005, 02:49 AM) QUOTE I...   Dec 19 2005, 01:15 PM
- - nezumi   Funny, while D&D mages get some wicked firepow...   Dec 19 2005, 03:31 PM
- - Pendaric   I have to say am a real fan of the SR3 magic syste...   Dec 19 2005, 03:40 PM
- - Drac   Wow tanka, a misplaced "is" and you make...   Dec 19 2005, 07:57 PM
- - Shanshu Freeman   QUOTE (Drac) Wow tanka, a misplaced "is...   Dec 19 2005, 08:30 PM
- - Drac   tanka said - "Granted; you could put a city i...   Dec 19 2005, 09:22 PM
- - Ancient History   Ancient hands out the swastika-and-dictionary armb...   Dec 19 2005, 09:51 PM
- - Wiz In Red   I gotta go with AH on this one (surprise, someone ...   Dec 19 2005, 11:55 PM
- - mfb   QUOTE * Bring the dead back to life is there actua...   Dec 20 2005, 12:31 AM
- - Feshy   QUOTE (Drac) tanka said - "Granted; you could...   Dec 20 2005, 12:52 AM
- - hobgoblin   and on top of that a hell of a heal spell in case ...   Dec 20 2005, 12:53 AM
- - Tanka   Drac: I don't read many of your posts because ...   Dec 20 2005, 12:59 AM
- - FrankTrollman   In an effort to drag this thread back on topic, D...   Dec 20 2005, 01:47 AM
- - eidolon   Great post Frank.   Dec 20 2005, 02:15 AM
- - TheNarrator   Agreed. Just to give an example of what Frank is ...   Dec 20 2005, 03:11 AM
- - Drac   I loathe nitpickers, that's all. Especially fa...   Dec 20 2005, 03:46 AM
- - Glyph   Shadowrun mages start out both more powerful and m...   Dec 20 2005, 05:20 AM
- - Shanshu Freeman   QUOTE (Ancient History) Ancient hands out the swas...   Dec 20 2005, 09:26 AM
- - Zeel De Mort   QUOTE (Mr Cjelli)Things D&D spell casters can ...   Dec 20 2005, 02:32 PM
- - Aku   also, don't forget about dnd's casting tim...   Dec 20 2005, 02:41 PM
- - Tanka   QUOTE (Aku) also, don't forget about dnd's...   Dec 20 2005, 02:48 PM
- - hobgoblin   QUOTE (tanka) QUOTE (Aku @ Dec 20 2005, 10:41...   Dec 20 2005, 05:18 PM
- - mfb   QUOTE (Drac)I loathe nitpickers, that's all. E...   Dec 20 2005, 07:44 PM
- - Apathy   RE: How powerful is magic in Shadowrun?   Dec 20 2005, 07:59 PM
- - Shanshu Freeman   QUOTE (mfb) QUOTE (Drac)I loathe nitpickers, that...   Dec 20 2005, 09:02 PM
- - Tanka   QUOTE (Drac)I loathe nitpickers, that's all. E...   Dec 20 2005, 09:03 PM
- - Drac   Holy crap would somebody shoot him? Seriously.   Dec 20 2005, 09:14 PM
- - hobgoblin   if being anal is a shooting offence in here, we wo...   Dec 20 2005, 09:36 PM
- - Tanka   Gunbunnies, rules lawyers, holier-than-thou ...   Dec 20 2005, 09:40 PM
- - Kyoto Kid   QUOTE (Glyph)They are less powerful at the very hi...   Dec 20 2005, 09:57 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (tanka) And we all know Nazis get beat down ...   Dec 20 2005, 10:02 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Zeel De Mort) spells per day. I don't ...   Dec 20 2005, 10:03 PM
- - Tanka   Already did, Grinder. City in a Bottle, anyone?   Dec 20 2005, 10:05 PM
- - Grinder   Oh, i see. Simply overread it. That's one of...   Dec 20 2005, 10:14 PM
- - Tanka   It's not too shabby, but I don't particula...   Dec 20 2005, 10:28 PM
- - hobgoblin   hmm, by the sound of it its in the same class as t...   Dec 21 2005, 12:14 AM
- - Tanka   No, it's actually the opposite of that. Take ...   Dec 21 2005, 12:25 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   ...and with ED spells you can blow up mountains an...   Dec 21 2005, 06:31 AM
- - Oracle   The Immortal Elves and the Great Dragons still can...   Dec 21 2005, 07:03 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   there was a ritual that nethermancers could do bec...   Dec 21 2005, 07:22 AM
- - Oracle   Death's existence isn't questioned anywher...   Dec 21 2005, 07:33 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   point was never whether or not death existed as ...   Dec 21 2005, 08:16 AM
- - mfb   eh, meh. there's evidence that magic springs a...   Dec 21 2005, 09:14 AM
- - Oracle   Is it really magic that springs from believe? Or a...   Dec 21 2005, 10:13 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   To an extent, you can say that the belief simply s...   Dec 21 2005, 10:57 AM
- - Oracle   Harlequin a questor of Vestrial? Fitting. But stil...   Dec 21 2005, 11:03 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Vestrial wasn't always mad. Before he was the ...   Dec 21 2005, 11:08 AM
- - Mr.Platinum   And casting a force 10 Power Ball isn't powerf...   Dec 21 2005, 11:52 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Not when you compare it to Void Wave. Or maybe tha...   Dec 21 2005, 12:08 PM
- - Mr.Platinum   sorry but what the hell is a void wave?   Dec 21 2005, 12:13 PM
- - Oracle   A spell to slay whole regiments. Always liked it. ...   Dec 21 2005, 12:26 PM
- - Mr.Platinum   is this from the earthdawn world i know so little ...   Dec 21 2005, 12:27 PM
- - Oracle   Yes, it is.   Dec 21 2005, 12:28 PM
- - blakkie   QUOTE (Ancient History) More seriously, Shadowrun ...   Dec 21 2005, 12:36 PM
- - Weredigo   QUOTE   As opposed to AD&D. Everyone in A...   Dec 21 2005, 12:41 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Weredigo) However whereas a midlevel spellc...   Dec 21 2005, 01:36 PM
- - Oracle   Without fearing to get any damage at all.   Dec 21 2005, 01:44 PM
- - Grinder   Ah, sure.   Dec 21 2005, 01:45 PM
- - hobgoblin   QUOTE (blakkie) QUOTE (Ancient History @ Dec ...   Dec 21 2005, 02:01 PM
- - Muzzaro   I always like to think of "magic" being ...   Dec 21 2005, 03:21 PM
- - Mr.Platinum   Magic in SHadow Run and not comparing it to other ...   Dec 21 2005, 03:55 PM
- - Grinder   It's "Gekk the ki-ad first, quickly...   Dec 21 2005, 04:31 PM
- - FrankTrollman   In SR2, the correct choice was "Geek the Stre...   Dec 21 2005, 05:42 PM
- - Tanka   And in SR1, it was "You Mean I Have To Roll F...   Dec 21 2005, 06:08 PM
- - blakkie   QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Dec 21 2005, 08:01 AM) QUO...   Dec 22 2005, 04:18 AM
- - Talain   QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) Personally I prefer a hi...   Jan 9 2006, 11:06 PM
- - Grinder   Or dead, because of the drain.   Jan 10 2006, 01:06 PM
- - emo samurai   He could always learn blood magic and sacrifice pe...   Jan 10 2006, 05:35 PM
- - John Campbell   He could sacrifice people to generate the power to...   Jan 10 2006, 06:38 PM
- - Grinder   A great idea!   Jan 10 2006, 09:38 PM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   Lets see, 6 essense for the life, +restored magic ...   Jan 10 2006, 09:43 PM
- - BookWyrm   IMHO; D&D/AD&D Magic; all the flash, majo...   Jan 11 2006, 12:49 AM
- - mfb   QUOTE (Talain)Magic in the Shadows says otherwise....   Jan 11 2006, 01:01 AM
- - Liper   you can't raise the dead, look under spell des...   Jan 11 2006, 03:46 AM
- - tisoz   Talain, Liper, maybe you need to RTFM. Raising th...   Jan 11 2006, 05:27 PM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   Since there seems to be some disagreement, and I h...   Jan 11 2006, 06:51 PM
- - tisoz   It must be somewhere else in MitS. They do not kn...   Jan 11 2006, 06:58 PM
- - Talain   QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm @ Jan 11 2006, 06:...   Jan 11 2006, 07:11 PM
- - Lindt   *announcer voice* In the red corner, we have, weig...   Jan 11 2006, 07:29 PM
- - mfb   but... SR doesn't have circles! that said...   Jan 11 2006, 08:50 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Talain) I must have been mistaken, then. I ...   Jan 11 2006, 09:18 PM
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