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  Mar 13 2009, 12:48 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 17-August 07 Member No.: 12,700  |
I was going through Arsenal, and I ran into the Focus Will maneuver. It says that you gain +2 dice on willpower tests. Now, ordinarily, I would think that would be any test that used just Willpower ... but SR4 doesn't have 'willpower tests' using only willpower. Then I thought they meant attacks of will ... but they don't say 'attacks of will', nor does the errata change Focus Will.
The more I look at it, the more I tend to lean towards 'Willpower tests' meaning any time you use willpower in a test. Which has several implications. So, what *is* a willpower test? Thoughts, opinions, official rulings? (I might even except a rant, if it answers the question. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) |
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Mar 13 2009, 01:03 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Any test that uses the Willpower attribute.
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Mar 13 2009, 03:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 11-December 05 From: Philadelphia, UCAS Member No.: 8,063 |
QUOTE (Tunnel Rat @ Mar 13 2009, 07:48 AM)  I was going through Arsenal, and I ran into the Focus Will maneuver. It says that you gain +2 dice on willpower tests. Now, ordinarily, I would think that would be any test that used just Willpower ... but SR4 doesn't have 'willpower tests' using only willpower. Then I thought they meant attacks of will ... but they don't say 'attacks of will', nor does the errata change Focus Will. The more I look at it, the more I tend to lean towards 'Willpower tests' meaning any time you use willpower in a test. Which has several implications. So, what *is* a willpower test? Thoughts, opinions, official rulings? (I might even except a rant, if it answers the question. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) Focus Will is an awesome martial art ability when being tortured, or being victimized by magic. Because, you know, both of those are Willpower tests since, you know, they use your Willpower attribute. Just sayin'. |
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Mar 13 2009, 11:37 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 17-August 07 Member No.: 12,700 |
Actually, the real implication would be that you could use focus will when resisting drain, since those tests involve willpower. So, I was expecting a rather heated exchange involving why it should/should not work and the concept of all mages being martial artists, and the like.
But it's kinda nice that Focus will is actually useful, unlike disorient. |
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Mar 14 2009, 10:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: 12-January 08 Member No.: 15,220 |
Remember that it requires Complex action to use. During combat unlikely to get used, but outside it or if you can supprise them... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)
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