[Rq-rules] Distemper

[Clive Wickens]

Leon wrote:

>>I have a problem with this spell and I do consider it
very powerful. Imagine someone casting it on an
attuned alluminium shield.<<

I'd agree, It's potentially quite powerful 

>>For a few magic points, the shield is now not only
useless for the combat, but easily destroyed since its
armor points are negligable. Cast on iron it has an
effect of lowering the chance of any spell being cast
by the target. And, what happens to a lead scimitar?<<

This was why I asked for help. For some metals eg gold
the effects are minor, ie: no 'glow', no double bonus
for light spells. Others are more drastic - iron I don't
have a problem with, it's precisely what I had in mind
when thinking about it, but as Leon points out the 
problem comes when you're dealing with possible
permanent effects. A silver or aluminium object
would be rendered soft as putty, and thus easily
breakable with the result the enchantment would
be broken. Unfortunately the Genertala secrets
book isn't very forthcoming about the strength or
durability of metals in their raw state.

Does the fact something gains as many armour
points as Bronze mean that it can take an edge
like bronze ? Just because it's as strong as Bronze
does it mean it's as sharp as Bronze ?
With regards to Lead the implication in the book
is that it already has the same AP as Bronze, but
that enchantment gets rid of the ENC penalty,
so could it be used to forge a scimitar anyway? 

>>It took POW to enchant these things, there should
definently be some sort of a resistance roll involved
and I would consider making this spell substance
specific such as Distemper Silver, Distemper Iron, and
so on.<<

I don't have a problem with a resistance roll, I'd considered
something like " the intensity of the spell must overcome
the ENC of the target in a resistance roll in order to take
effect " I'd also considered substance specific spells
as I like the idea of different schools of sorcery
having access to different spells eg trollish sorcerers
might have Distemper Gold,Distemper Copper
and so on

I've got a similiar spell with almost the reverse effect
which I'll post if anyone is interested. 
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