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 Oct 18 2006, 01:41 PM
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Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019  |
Suppose you have a magician channeling a force 6 spirit. He overcasts; does he get the extra 6 dice for drain resistance? And if it had Regeneration, would it heal his physical drain? They're basically one being, and damage taken by one is taken by both, so I see no reason that it shouldn't be resisted by both. And as for physical drain being damage to the spirit, well, while the spirit's bound to you, it's bound to your spirit, so it should be able to heal your spirit.
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Oct 18 2006, 02:12 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Regeneration does not heal magical damage. Usually that is interpreted as including damage from Drain. Which of course isn't AWESOME, so adjust as needed.
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Oct 18 2006, 03:26 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
The drain test is part of the channeling, so heīd not allready get the bonus dice. Only after the fact, Iīm afraid.
No regeneration of drain, totally unawing. |
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Oct 18 2006, 05:19 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 9-December 03 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 5,889 |
What extra six dice? Drain is resisted with mental attributes, and you don't get any boosts to your mental attributes when possessed (whether you use channeling or not). |
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Oct 18 2006, 05:21 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
You get a boost to body, and if you're overcasting, you use body + willpower.
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Oct 18 2006, 05:31 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 9-December 03 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 5,889 |
Can you point me to this rule? All I can find is the statement that "All magicians use Willpower plus another mental attribute appropriate to their tradition to resist Drain." (SR4, pg. 167). Later, when it talks about overcasting a spell it says "Magicians may cast spells at a Force higher than their Magic ratings (known as overcasting), but this causes the spell Drain to be Physical damage rather than Stun." (SR4, pg 172). I don't see anywhere that says you resist physical drain with Willpower + Body. |
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Oct 18 2006, 05:35 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
Your drain resistance is the same when you are overcasting as when you are not. Only the type of damage (physical or stun) is changed. Manabolts, similarly, are not resisted with Body even though the inflict physical damage.
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Oct 18 2006, 05:42 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
Oh... my bad... That would be sweet, though.
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Oct 18 2006, 08:08 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
You were supposed to say awesome ;)
Sorry, didnīt catch the part about "only physical attributes enhanced". At least I ruled the right way, if for the wrong reasons. |
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