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 Sep 9 2010, 03:57 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 29-August 10 Member No.: 18,981  |
If a Magician activates Counterspell on an ally (as a free action) and then an enemy cast a spell against the Magician, does the Magician get the Counterspell dice? Or his dice are "moved" to the ally?
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Sep 9 2010, 04:06 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
The mage still gets his Counterspelling.
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Sep 9 2010, 04:12 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
He is able to add his full Counterspelling to a number of people equal to his Magic (IIRC), but they all have to maintain LoS to the mage. He is also always considered using Counterspelling on himself.
I believe this is answered in the FAQ, although for some reason (or many reasons, whatever) people here on the forums don't like the FAQ. |
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Sep 12 2010, 01:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 5-April 10 Member No.: 18,418 |
I personally have never seen a limit to the # of protected people for Counterspelling being set at any particular stat, just LOS, but I'm pretty sure there is a statement about "within reason" or "GM's discretion"...
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Sep 12 2010, 02:08 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 8,705 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (jimbo @ Sep 11 2010, 08:01 PM)  I personally have never seen a limit to the # of protected people for Counterspelling being set at any particular stat, just LOS, but I'm pretty sure there is a statement about "within reason" or "GM's discretion"... It's in the FAQ, under "Counterspelling". |
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Sep 12 2010, 04:28 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
"I'm delaying casting the mega-area spell til I see the enemy mage look off to the side or down at his gear or stuff."
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -karma |
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Sep 12 2010, 01:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 31-January 10 Member No.: 18,100 |
LukeZ, yes the mage gets his counterspelling dice (as others before ma have said). Here is what I like to do to make it easier and faster (it is what is done in the example, though not the explanation):
When the mage uses counterspelling, have him declare who is protected other than himself. Then have him roll his counterspelling die pool, from which he counts all of the hits. These hits are the protection that everyone he is protecting gets, equally - no individual rolls. It really does make it faster. Yes, he can use his Edge to boost up everyones magical protection at the same time, not a game breaker as far as I am concerned. |
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Sep 12 2010, 06:23 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 14-January 10 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 18,036 |
but you're much much more likely to glitch when rolling will 3 and counterspelling 2 seperately than rolling 5 dice...
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