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 Curses (Ritual Spellcasting), What spells make the best curses? |
 Jun 15 2011, 04:20 PM
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Prime Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582  |
QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jun 15 2011, 05:59 PM)  Different Fluffy Effect though... Pain vs. Pleasure... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Having different fluff is fine but making one spell vastly superior to the other despite causing effects that should be similarly disabling is not.-1 dp/per hit and possible total incapacitation versus 1 imaginary damage box/per hit and no incapacitation To make the name fit the rules you could rename agony into minor nuisance though. Even a watcher probably is more distracting. |
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Jun 15 2011, 04:35 PM
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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 (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jun 15 2011, 11:59 AM) Different Fluffy Effect though... Pain vs. Pleasure... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So do them both at once! Hard to make happen, but an old curse that still conjures weird images: "May the dinks of a thousand {camels/gorillas/whatever} dangle in your soup." |
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Jun 15 2011, 05:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 2-November 09 Member No.: 17,830 |
If an area spell is cast ritually, wouldn't the center of effect be the target of the spell, and would move with him/her?
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Jun 15 2011, 05:33 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582 |
QUOTE (Bushw4cker @ Jun 15 2011, 07:20 PM) If an area spell is cast ritually, wouldn't the center of effect be the target of the spell, and would move with him/her? The center of the effect would be whatever the spotter designates as target, this could be a point in space as well. A sustained area effect spell does not move with any object. It (normally) has to be moved by the caster to a point in his LOS. In case of ritual spellcasting I assume the spotter would do this. |
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Jun 15 2011, 05:51 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 10-November 10 From: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Member No.: 19,166 |
QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Jun 15 2011, 02:33 PM) The center of the effect would be whatever the spotter designates as target, this could be a point in space as well. A sustained area effect spell does not move with any object. It (normally) has to be moved by the caster to a point in his LOS. In case of ritual spellcasting I assume the spotter would do this. That's my understanding as well. I see where I messed up a little, although a spirit can be the spotter, it doesn;t need to be a Spirit of Man. My thoughts were about casting it on the target normally, not ritually. Regardless, the same problems still persist, and I really would not rely on a spell that requires that much dedication for a curse, even in the short term. |
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Jun 15 2011, 06:25 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 15 2011, 09:35 AM) So do them both at once! Hard to make happen, but an old curse that still conjures weird images: "May the dinks of a thousand {camels/gorillas/whatever} dangle in your soup." Heh... Entertaining Indeed... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jun 15 2011, 06:54 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 3-July 10 Member No.: 18,786 |
How about the intoxication spell?
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Jun 15 2011, 07:09 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 10-November 10 From: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Member No.: 19,166 |
QUOTE (Halinn @ Jun 15 2011, 03:54 PM) How about the intoxication spell? That's just good fun. |
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Jun 15 2011, 07:18 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Question: why is the target being cursed? The best spell for the situation is the one that supplies poetic justice, not just dice pool penalties or social awkwardness.
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Jun 16 2011, 03:19 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,512 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 392 |
Cripple Limb if it still exists. I quickened that to a PC in SR3 and he was very annoyed.
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Jun 16 2011, 03:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 12-May 11 Member No.: 29,932 |
And then he walked through a ward and it wasn't a big deal?
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Jun 17 2011, 03:00 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,512 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 392 |
QUOTE (Ghost_in_the_System @ Jun 16 2011, 03:29 PM) And then he walked through a ward and it wasn't a big deal? Not that run. He got rid of it before the next one. |
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