 Shapeshifter Magicians, Can they regenerate drain damage? |
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  Mar 4 2013, 10:21 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 4-April 03 From: London UK Member No.: 4,383  |
Simple Question, might have been asked & answered before:
Can a Shapeshifter magician regenerate drain damage taken from from spellcasting/conjuring? I am thinking not, but what does RAW say? |
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Mar 4 2013, 10:26 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
RAW says no in SR4.
In SR3 yes, yes they could. |
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Mar 4 2013, 11:42 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Good ol' Germany Member No.: 7,015 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Mar 4 2013, 05:26 AM)  RAW says no in SR4. In SR3 yes, yes they could. Nope they couldn't either ! (iirc) Hough! Medicineman |
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Mar 4 2013, 01:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 23-February 09 From: Tír na nÓg Member No.: 16,906 |
And for where in RAW:
QUOTE ('SR4A pg 297') Magical damage from weapon foci, combat spells, critter/adept powers, or other magic may not be healed through Regeneration And to me, drain is kind of the epitomy of "magical damage" |
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Mar 4 2013, 03:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 881 Joined: 13-November 11 From: Vienna, Austria Member No.: 43,494 |
A blood magican with the sacrifice metamagic can heal "drain" with regeneration.
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Mar 4 2013, 05:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 23-February 09 From: Tír na nÓg Member No.: 16,906 |
The sacrifice metamagic does not actually "heal" drain damage, it just stops the magician having to resist it in the first place
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Mar 4 2013, 06:49 PM
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SR4A p. 178 : "Neither Stun nor Physical damage resulting from Drain can be healed by magical means such as sorcery or spirit powers."
Regeneration is a paranormal (i.e. magical) power (cf. RW p. 215). => A shapeshifter magician can't regenerate drain damage. |
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Mar 4 2013, 06:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Houston, Texas Member No.: 11,448 |
QUOTE (crazyconscript @ Mar 4 2013, 01:58 PM) The sacrifice metamagic does not actually "heal" drain damage, it just stops the magician having to resist it in the first place its not particularly effective means of cheating drain. Youre trading off the ability to regenerate damage caused to yourself via sacrifice metamagic, for a wound penalty during the casting of at least 1 spell (depending on how many passes you get after the cutting, and how much you regenerate), and you trade an action. Its much easier to have a buddy who can regenerate whom you can freely cut for Sacrificing. Even in this manner youre still losing an action to perform the blood-letting. |
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Mar 4 2013, 07:01 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Generally speaking blood magic is a really bad idea...
No matter who you cut. |
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Mar 4 2013, 11:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 4-April 03 From: London UK Member No.: 4,383 |
A most excellent response. Thank you. No regenerating drain it is (thank god for that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I thought it was the case.
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