[RQ-Rules] Re: RQ-Rules Digest, Vol 20, Issue 3

[Leon Kirshtein]

Concentration as a skill is another thing I stole from
D&D rules :)

Leon
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wrote:
> I like both of these, and think some specific spells
would lend
> themselves to either system.  Use both at the same
time.
> 
> Nothing wrong with saying "Jorge's Spell of Fire
Casting" can be
> juiced with more MP to make it more powerful (but
it's not freely
> modifiable like default RQ3 sorcery, you have to
learn HOW to do it)*,
> while "Phandaal's Bolt of Flame" which gives a
certain damage, MUST be
> learned to 50% to have the insight to learn
"Phandaal's Searing
> Curtain" or "Phandaal's Volcanic Lance" - heck, you
could have whole
> TREES of spells and their
relationships/developments, making being a
> sorcerer intrinsically INTERESTING as this is
discovered.  At least
> this would give you an almost-infinite number of
additional adventure
> hooks.  Also makes it even more different than other
magic systems.
> 
> * Personally, I let sorcerous players handle their
magical skills
> differently too - if a character casting a spell
gets a special
> success in casting, they get a chance at an
experience roll (d6-1) to
> increase the skill in casting just like other
skills.  If they get a
> critical success and then later 'win' the experience
roll, they get a
> chance to improve their insight into that spell
somehow, maybe reduce
> the casting time by 1SR, add +1 damage, etc.
> 
> On a tangential note, I also give my spellcasters a
magic skill called
> "focus" = (INT+CON)/2  (trainable and gainable) - if
they get hit by
> damage other serious disturbance this is their
chance to continue
> casting.  (With damage applied causing a negative
modifier, etc.). 
> Also, casters maximum dodge during casting is the
lower of dodge and
> focus.
> 
> On 8/18/05, rq-rules-request at crashbox.com
<rq-rules-request at crashbox.com> w
> rote:
> > > I think the "level" scaling of spells could
easily
> > be
> > > handled by either of 2 methods.
> > >
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