 Downside to Sustaining Foci? |
 Aug 31 2004, 03:26 PM
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Hey folks,
I'm a few years behind, and still muddling through the process of updating myself between the 2nd and 3rd edition rules. In the course of reading through the Core and MitS, I noticed that grounding has been removed from the game. I'd always been a big fan of grounding for taking out the Increased Reflexes Spell Foci that every spellcaster seemed to have on him. However, without grounding, it seems like there's no real downside to using a Sustaining Foci with such a spell on it. (And thus, much less incentive for my players to Initiate and get Quickening ASAP.) Am I missing something, or does quickening now less important for self targeted spells? TIA |
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the_dunner Downside to Sustaining Foci? Aug 31 2004, 03:26 PM
Friggas Ring I wish I could give you a better answer, but here... Aug 31 2004, 03:43 PM BitBasher Spell Sustaning Foci cost more karma, and signific... Aug 31 2004, 03:49 PM Clyde Well there are three limitations you might be miss... Aug 31 2004, 03:53 PM RangerJoe Hmmm... Bit-- I see nothing on pages 190-191 of th... Aug 31 2004, 06:29 PM RangerJoe I guess the real issue is that in SR3, the spell i... Aug 31 2004, 06:31 PM Bigity A sustaining focus must be activated by casting th... Aug 31 2004, 06:36 PM Dashifen QUOTE (Bigity @ Aug 31 2004, 01:36 PM) A sust... Aug 31 2004, 06:52 PM TheScamp QUOTE That's the way I've always done it. ... Aug 31 2004, 07:20 PM BitBasher QUOTE Hmmm... Bit-- I see nothing on pages 190-191... Aug 31 2004, 07:28 PM the_dunner Thanks for the quick responses folks. Looks like ... Aug 31 2004, 10:17 PM TheScamp QUOTE And, I'm not sure how I feel about havin... Aug 31 2004, 10:35 PM Kanada Ten Well, there is always Imps (evil magic gremlins th... Aug 31 2004, 10:36 PM OurTeam I've got a different take than Kanada Ten... Sep 1 2004, 04:13 AM UnsungZero a rule my group has tried playing with, in regards... Sep 1 2004, 04:26 AM Glyph I wouldn't say that sustaining foci have no gl... Sep 1 2004, 06:28 AM The White Dwarf I dunno grounding, but I do know sustaining foci a... Sep 1 2004, 08:06 AM Cain QUOTE I seem to recall, that dispelling was pretty... Sep 1 2004, 06:03 PM
hobgoblin the foci itself becomes astraly active when, well,... Sep 2 2004, 03:00 AM  |
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