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Genuine Artificial Intelligence  Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715  |
I CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALALALA!!!!!!
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Nov 2 2006, 05:41 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
LOL
Moon-Hawk, are we having problems today with Harry Potter infecting your cyberpunk? |
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Nov 2 2006, 05:45 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
I just like hatin' on Harry Potter.
Back to the topic (sort of): I would say that a focus could be a talisman, and a fetish could be a talisman. I see no real abuse there. What about a fetish being a focus? Possible? |
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Nov 2 2006, 05:46 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Because magic works now. I don't care if your stress ball secretes smartdrugs or if you're a Pythagorean and your slide rule is a power focus. Put that mother to work. |
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Nov 2 2006, 05:49 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I'd say sure, and this is why. It's self-balanced. If you lose the one object, you've now lost everything. I might change my mind when faced with a concrete situation, but as far as theoretically, would I allow it in a game? Yeah. |
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Nov 2 2006, 05:49 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
My gut response would be no, but I can't really back that up, because I have allowed Tibetan Prayer beads before to function as fetishes and foci...each bead had its own function, but they were all strung on one necklace...
Can anyone find a canon verdict? |
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Nov 2 2006, 05:51 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
responding to eidolon: That's kind of what I was thinking, too. If someone wants to put all their eggs in one basket and have a focus-fetish as their talisman geas, that just makes their talisman that much harder to replace, and makes the focus pretty much impossible to upgrade.
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Nov 2 2006, 06:31 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Yup. That's why I'd still have separate ones as a player.
I had a straight up ninjadept once that had a ring for one geas, a necklace for another, and his sword was a combo talisman/weapon focus. |
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Nov 2 2006, 08:55 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 15-December 05 Member No.: 8,075 |
Yes. :D Seriously it depends on what the mage intends to use it for. |
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Nov 2 2006, 10:40 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
or maybe its a fetish, and all spells he learns are tied to it ;) |
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Nov 2 2006, 10:46 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
geas: must use wand for spell casting, which is why casting w/o one is such a big deal. They have to buy off the neg quality
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Nov 3 2006, 12:43 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
OK, so a wand would fall under any of all three. Thanks. 8)
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Nov 3 2006, 12:54 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
My wands have a laser sight to help with the targeting. ;)
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Nov 3 2006, 01:12 AM
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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 |
I've never experienced any targeting problems when using my wand. And I don't find I have the need for more than just the one. |
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Nov 3 2006, 01:16 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
So, a lasersight on a wand provides a bonus to indirect combat spells? Awesome!
How bout a smartlink? |
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Nov 3 2006, 01:17 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Well, I don't like to hold my wand with both hands like you do. :P |
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Nov 3 2006, 01:21 AM
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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 |
Yeah, but I don't really like to brag ... ;) |
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Nov 3 2006, 01:24 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
I never thought I'd have to bust this one out twice in one thread, but:
Woah Nellie! |
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Nov 3 2006, 03:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 23-August 05 Member No.: 7,590 |
The more important questions are: What about an imaging scope, and a shock pad, and a sound suppressor? And a quick-draw holster, obviously, or a hidden gun arm slide!!! Or if you go for a truly heavy caliber, a tripod!!! Any use for a speed loader? :P (Seriously, optical vision magnification might be useful every now and then, but you can get that through contact lenses or sunglasses... although it would look... hmmm... silly... on a mage's staff.) |
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Nov 3 2006, 05:33 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 10-July 05 Member No.: 7,492 |
It would be like Opera Glasses on crack.
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Nov 3 2006, 08:01 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
How about an arm mounted auto wand changer? DNI linked so that whichever spell category you want to cast, the appropriate wand is loaded into the orichalcum connection points. *whir* Combat Spells *whir* Detection Spells. Critical glitch - wands all over the place. :D |
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Nov 3 2006, 08:25 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
nah, just make it behave like a hidden arm slide.
then get a comlink with sim module and trodes (either in the wizards hat or as nanopaste). |
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Nov 3 2006, 08:29 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I so want to create a character based on those right now. |
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Nov 3 2006, 09:28 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
Heh, that was my thought. I need to plan for this weeks game still so those opera glasses are totally going to be on an NPC soon.
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Nov 3 2006, 09:31 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,333 Joined: 19-August 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9,168 |
I'm glad to see I'm not the only person that has the urge to create new characters every time they see something cool. I mean, hell, I made a character because I saw a mini that amused me - a guy in a duster and a fedora with a whip and a shotgun. He became my human explorer with an indiana jones fetish. ;) |
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