Applying totem modifiers? |
Applying totem modifiers? |
Jun 8 2008, 12:22 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 8-June 08 Member No.: 16,046 |
Sorry if this has been asked before, I had trouble with the search function.
I have a question about how totem modifiers work in Shadowrun 3rd edition. I had assumed that you could apply totem modifiers either to a success test for Sorcery/Conjuring OR to the drain resistance test, but not both. But looking through the rules again I'm not seeing a specific explanation of this. Does this mean that a Bear shaman, for example, would apply his +2 die modifer on health spells to both the success test and the drain resistance test? Similarly, would the Bear shaman apply the +2 bonus to both Conjuring tests and Conjuring drain resistance tests? Thanks in advance for any insights on this! |
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Jun 8 2008, 01:13 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 8-June 08 Member No.: 16,046 |
I just found a couple of threads from March 2005 that dealt with this issue. They are located here in case anyone else is interested:
http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...p=0&#entry0 http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...p=0&#entry0 It sounds like there isn't really a clear answer. Some people apply the modifier to both tests and others just to one of them (the latter makes more sense to me, but it would be nice to have an official ruling on it...). If anyone has seen anything more recent of knows of this being addressed in a FAQ or errata, please let me know. Thanks. |
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Jun 8 2008, 01:47 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
Totem dice are specified as giving bonuses (or penalties) to magical skills. Resisting Drain is not using a magical skill - it is a consequence of using a magical skill, but is not, itself, a magical skill. You can not add Totem modifiers directly to Drain tests. Spellcasters can still effectively split their bonus dice between spellcasting and Drain, though. Since they are getting bonus dice for the spell, they are able to withhold more dice from their Spell Pool to help them resist Drain.
And Spell Pool is the biggest reason that I would limit Totem modifiers to one or the other. Spell Pool can augment spellcasting or Drain. If you get a bonus to spellcasting and to soaking Drain, then you can pile more points of Spell Pool into spellcasting, getting an effective bonus bigger than the actual Totem bonus. |
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Jun 8 2008, 02:03 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 |
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Jun 8 2008, 02:25 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Still looking for a Pigeon Totem...
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Jun 8 2008, 05:59 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 8-June 08 Member No.: 16,046 |
Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.
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