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 May 24 2004, 04:35 AM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,049 Joined: 24-March 03 Member No.: 4,323  |
Can you use karma pool to help create a magical group? If so, can all of the members creating the group use karma pool? If each person buys one die, is it 1 karma pool each or a total of 6 karma pool (one for the first die, two for the second, and 3 for the third)?
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May 24 2004, 04:52 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
While the rules aren't expressly clear on this point, I believe that creating a magcial group falls under special karma use rules, that supercede the normal ones. The best answer-- although not the strict one-- is that you can't use karma pool to buy extra dice or rerolls.
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May 24 2004, 05:00 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,049 Joined: 24-March 03 Member No.: 4,323 |
Is Cain the only one with an opinion on the matter? Does anyone agree or disagree?
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May 24 2004, 05:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 24-May 04 Member No.: 6,354 |
There's no reason to say that they can't. It's the entire point of Karma Pool; to give you an extra bit of luck when performing an important action. I don't believe there's any stipulation where Karma Pool is limited to individual dice rolls, so those that want to increase their chances can spend Karma Pool to add dice to the action as per the standard rules (thus each character could spend one point to add +1 die).
If you have an entire group of people spending a Karma Pool die to a single act, it should be a pretty spectacular result. |
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May 25 2004, 11:06 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 10-April 04 From: Chicago, IL...Ich vermisse Deutschland. Member No.: 6,230 |
I'm on no for this one. All Karma for the group comes from the founding member's good karma. There is a small loophole if you postulate that the group is a team, thus they can build a team karma which could help them out. I'm trying to remember, however, if you can be part of more than 1 team.
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May 25 2004, 02:03 PM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Cain is wrong. MITS p65.
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May 25 2004, 02:27 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
toturi: The question was specifically about Karma Pool. I take it everybody already knew that you can buy extra dice at 3 Karma/die, but that has little to do with whether Karma Pool can be used, by whom and to what extent. I completely fail to see how that quote proves that "Cain is wrong".
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May 25 2004, 03:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 10-April 04 From: Chicago, IL...Ich vermisse Deutschland. Member No.: 6,230 |
I'd rule that individual karma pools cannot be used, yet a group karma could be used, if it is possible to be part of more than 1 team. I think that's out but I'd have to have my books to know for sure.
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May 25 2004, 04:30 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Presumably he mistook that for a reference to Karma Pool rather than Good Karma. ~J |
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