 Adept Shielding, Can an Adept use it? |
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 Sep 28 2007, 02:59 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709  |
Quick Question: Can an Adept learn shielding? Or are his only chance to get better defences vs. spells the adept powers?
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Sep 28 2007, 04:17 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
One would imagine, but the rules state that Shielding dice are added when using Counterspelling. Since adepts can't take Counterspelling, Shielding would be useless to them.
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Sep 28 2007, 04:24 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
does this also mean that a initiated normal mage with no skill in counterspelling would be unable to use sheilding?
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Sep 28 2007, 04:25 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 |
By my reading, that is correct. Any mage that did not learn counter-spelling would be unable to utilize Shielding.
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Sep 28 2007, 04:31 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
Nothing stops them from actually learning the metamagic, though. (And in the case of the initiated mage, he could always learn Counterspelling at a later date. Not so for standard adepts.)
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Sep 28 2007, 04:33 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 |
Precisely. I'd find it akin to buying a motorcycle without knowing how to ride. It's there, but until you put a little time and effort into figuring it out, there's no real purpose.
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Sep 28 2007, 07:51 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 |
Shielding is not among those Powers specifically listed as being usable by Adepts.
Of particular interest is the fact that Adepts cannot learn Extended Masking. |
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Sep 28 2007, 09:09 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...so she can no longer mask the nature of her weapon focus then? That was one of the uses which made Masking useful for an adept in previous editions.
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Sep 28 2007, 09:21 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
Always pay the extra 5 points, just for This post has been edited by kzt: Sep 28 2007, 09:30 PM |
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Sep 28 2007, 09:59 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
15 points really... it costs you a point of magic to be able to counterspell, which means 1 less power point for your adept. |
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Sep 28 2007, 10:04 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
Yes, plus 8/16 points for the skill. But there is no other way of getting the defense. It's why we have almost nobody who doesn't do MAs or mages, as 7 dice vs 3 dice is a huge difference, and using the rest of the team it's more like 10-12 dice instead of 3 dice.
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