I wanted to gather some opinions from folks around here about how spell force, Magic, and the Mystic Adept interact. First, let me paste in the relevant section:
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Some adepts choose to learn less than their maximum number of adept powers, preserving some of their Power Points for spellcasting or conjuring. Such magicians are still called adepts by most magicians, though other adepts may refer to the character as following the “Magician’s Way.” Characters who wish to become mystic adepts have the option of splitting their Magic attribute between spellcasting and conjuring or physical abilities. For every point of Magic invested in physical abilities, the character gets one Power Point that she can use to purchase adept powers. Every point of Magic invested in mana-based abilities grants the character one point to use with Magic-based skills. For all other purposes, including the determination of the maximum level for adept powers, the character’s full Magic attribute is used. Such a character will not have as many adept powers as most other adepts, nor will they be able to cast spells with the same skill as true magicians. Mystic adepts may use their adept powers normally. |
QUOTE (Cold-Dragon @ Jan 22 2006, 10:23 PM) |
Yeah, that's pretty much it. all the split really does is make any test using magic attribute use the splitted value, but for determining max potential, etc, you use the full value. |
QUOTE (Abschalten) |
I have an email (passed along from a friend) where Rob Boyle himself said that the dice set aside for spellcasting also determines the max Force. In this case, the person would be able to cast at a max Force of 4, and anything over 2 would be overcasting. |
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Every point of Magic invested in mana-based abilities grants the character one point to use with Magic-based skills. For all other purposes, including the determination of the maximum level for adept powers, the character’s full Magic attribute is used. |
QUOTE (ThreeGee @ Jan 26 2006, 02:21 PM) | ||||
So is there any reason for rules saying this?
The "For ALL other purposes" comment is quite emphatic. |
QUOTE (Abschalten) |
I personally think that sucks and makes Mystic Adepts not worth playing, but to each his own. |
QUOTE (ThreeGee) | ||||
So is there any reason for rules saying this?
The "For ALL other purposes" comment is quite emphatic. |