 Weapon Foci & Melee Defense, Let's Play 'Interpet The RAW' |
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 Aug 12 2011, 07:03 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 (Whipstitch @ Aug 12 2011, 03:58 PM)  And now it's a magical device for attacking. I don't expect attack magic to protect me any more than I expect my stun bolts to heal people. It really all depends on what kind of fluff you want from your game. Critical Glitch. I guess we'll find out... |
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Aug 12 2011, 07:46 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,883 Joined: 16-December 06 Member No.: 10,386 |
You get the idea though; magic can create a wide variety of effects but it really helps to have structure when you attempt to use it. It results in some things have pretty specific and seemingly arbitrary functions, such as attuned spell fetishes, for example. In that context it doesn't hit me as particularly strange that weapon foci are good for one thing and don't affect another thing even if they are more than just tangentially related.
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Aug 12 2011, 08:20 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 (Whipstitch @ Aug 12 2011, 04:46 PM) You get the idea though; magic can create a wide variety of effects but it really helps to have structure when you attempt to use it. It results in some things have pretty specific and seemingly arbitrary functions, such as attuned spell fetishes, for example. In that context it doesn't hit me as particularly strange that weapon foci are good for one thing and don't affect another thing even if they are more than just tangentially related. Yeah, I agree. When it works like it's supposed to, magic in SR is pretty straight forward. Still, gotta enjoy the idea of glitching an invisibility spell, and getting a black dot in the shape of a person. |
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Aug 13 2011, 12:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 245 Joined: 17-August 10 Member No.: 18,943 |
QUOTE (Mardrax @ Aug 12 2011, 03:18 PM) It boosts your skill in cutting up people, not in preventing people from cutting up you. Or, it coul dbe argued that it boosts your skill in putting the blade where you want it to be - whether that be between the ribs of your opponent or in between you and an incoming strike. |
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Aug 13 2011, 01:08 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,803 Joined: 3-February 08 From: Finland Member No.: 15,628 |
QUOTE (Tanegar @ Aug 12 2011, 01:46 AM) I am unfamiliar with this "common sense" of which you speak. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It's a 5BP positive quality, you can find it in Runners Companion, not really worth taking. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Aug 13 2011, 03:09 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 (Mayhem_2006 @ Aug 13 2011, 06:53 AM) Or, it coul dbe argued that it boosts your skill in putting the blade where you want it to be - whether that be between the ribs of your opponent or in between you and an incoming strike. Or you could, you know, take the Metamagic Technique that does just that (Attunement (Item)), and use Weapon Foci as they are detailed in the book (Bonus dice to attack). Just a thought. |
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Aug 13 2011, 07:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 2-September 10 Member No.: 19,000 |
It really really really doesn't matter but the character in question is not an Adept so I believe attunement is out.
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Aug 13 2011, 08:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 8-January 10 Member No.: 18,018 |
QUOTE (Mäx @ Aug 13 2011, 01:08 PM) It's a 5BP positive quality, you can find it in Runners Companion, not really worth taking. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) And banned in Missions, AFAIK. I wonder why... |
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Aug 13 2011, 08:22 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 (Neurosis @ Aug 13 2011, 01:53 PM) It really really really doesn't matter but the character in question is not an Adept so I believe attunement is out. Sucks to be him, then. It is pretty evident that a Weapon Focus is not the go to power/item for all around greater skill. It has a niche, and that is in assisting the wielder in Hitting his target, not in defending against him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Maybe he should have invested in being a Mystic Adept instead. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Aug 13 2011, 09:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 2-September 10 Member No.: 19,000 |
He needs to astrally project. Which Mystic Adepts can't, ever. (IIRC)
Anyway, his dice pool for hitting you with his weapon focus is 36. He will just have to be satisfied with that. Thanks for your help, everyone. : ) |
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