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 Acid Stream and Toxic Wave, What are they useful for? |
 Apr 14 2008, 11:21 PM
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Prime Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221  |
usually the spell from me is a 'duck' tactic. cosmetic damage to an area, searing through guns and or armor of a sec team- sure we're not going to kill them all but just the sizzling wave on them can cause fear/damage.
Even light damage going through a pack of baddies is going to make them duck. |
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Apr 14 2008, 11:32 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686 |
QUOTE (Werewindlefr @ Apr 14 2008, 03:17 PM)  Physically speaking, it makes no sense. You're right! Why would lightning appear out of a magician and hit something just because he willed it to! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/talker.gif) Jokes aside, the mage can decide where the lightning goes, so he guides it to go through the middle of the vehicle/drone. |
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Apr 15 2008, 03:02 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 4-April 08 From: Detroit, MI Member No.: 15,844 |
QUOTE (Tarantula @ Apr 14 2008, 06:32 PM) You're right! Why would lightning appear out of a magician and hit something just because he willed it to! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/talker.gif) Jokes aside, the mage can decide where the lightning goes, so he guides it to go through the middle of the vehicle/drone. Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, it does mean that the mage can force his lightning spell not to stay in the conductor as natural lightning would, and to go directly to the core. The small part of armor that's between the mage and the target wouldn't dissipate energy, as opposed to rubber armor. Non-conductive armor should smell cooked tire after an electricity-based spell though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) . |
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Apr 19 2008, 01:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 4-April 08 From: Detroit, MI Member No.: 15,844 |
I've got another question:
What's the point of the metal elemental effect? It doesn't really seem useful for anything. I'm asking since I suppose guardian spirits (which would look like Einherjars/Valkyries, angels, etc.) would probably use metal elemental attack which seems appropriate to their style. But I would think that this kind of spirit would be good at bypassing armor, which the metal elemental effect doesn't really achieve. Also, isn't there a typo? It has an AP of +2, but since it emulates flechette, shouldn't it be +5? |
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Apr 19 2008, 03:52 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
I imagine it should be +5. It seems to me that Street Magic was released before the updated ammo stats were.
As far as usefulness, it's great for fighting critters, clearing out maternity wards, and stripping paint. |
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