 Weird astral attributes |
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 Jun 20 2009, 07:42 AM
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Prime Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582  |
According to the section on astral combat, projecting characters use their astral attributes in place of their physical ones. Here Logic corresponds to Agility. In the paragraph about weapon foci however it says that a projecting mages uses Astral Combat+Willpower to attack with the focus.
Which is correct or is there an intentional inconsistency? |
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Jun 20 2009, 08:31 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
If you are dual natured you use physical attributes to fight foes with a physical form, or willpower + astral combat to fight wholly astral entities. If you are a wholly astral entity(like a projecting mage) you use your astral attributes, so logic + astral combat.
Hope that helps. |
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Jun 20 2009, 08:35 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582 |
That's exactly what I thought, but:
QUOTE ('SR4A p. 199') An astrally projecting character takes her weapon focus with her to the astral plane. Making an attack with a weapon focus in astral space relies on the character’s Astral Combat + Willpower dice pool (see Astral Combat, p. 193), but this dice pool is increased by the Force of the weapon focus. SR4 has the same lines except for the page reference on p. 192. That's why I wonder. |
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Jun 20 2009, 08:56 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
I'd say use logic, willpower doesn't need any more importance to a magician, even if that clearly goes against the written rules.
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Jun 20 2009, 08:58 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582 |
How do I propose that for an erratum?
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Jun 21 2009, 05:08 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,675 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
People have poked at this inconsistency before. The writers adamantly hang on to the use of Willpower in this context.
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Jun 21 2009, 05:10 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582 |
Have they given a reason?
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Jun 21 2009, 06:45 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,675 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
One would have to search back through the archives to find it, but I believe so.
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Jun 21 2009, 06:58 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,431 Joined: 3-December 03 Member No.: 5,872 |
QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Jun 21 2009, 12:10 PM)  Have they given a reason? Because they hate logic traditions? Honestly I'm not sure what logic does in the astral. Its for agility, but what agility skills are you using in astral space. I guess maybe infiltration occasionally. Giving each fo the drain stats a point in astral combat would seem to be a better choice. Logic to hit, Charisma for base damage, and intuition for going first. |
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