[Rq-rules] re: Potency of Disruption Spell

[Lance Dyas]

I am used to Stormbringer so my understanding of the numbers is skewed.. 
not identical to baseline RQ
In Stormbringer at least the idea that Arrows can be "stopped by even 
remotely decent armour" is hog wash
between variable armor coverage (die roll) and critical hits which 
double damage and the disabling impact of major wound effects
it is not very predictable...averages would make the Speedart far better 
in this context.

Note in Stormbringer the tactically correct thing to do... is not to 
target and assassinate one enemy but rather target as many
as possible so that you might in one fell swoop disable enough 
adversaries that they all give up ... yeah I like it.

Leon Kirshtein wrote:
> And lets compare to something like Speedart +15% tp
> hit +3 damage!
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> --- Paul Cardwell <carpgachair at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> --- DevinC at aol.com wrote:
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>>> The problem I always had with it is the prospect
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>> of
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>>> concentrated firepower.  
>>> Put the PCs up against six opponents with Disrupt,
>>> and if the foes have any 
>>> sort  of intelligence they are going to fire 6
>>> Disrupts per round at one target. 
>>> That  often equals a dead PC every round or two.
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>> Not
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>>> very fun.
>>>  
>>> Devin
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>> But they still have to overcome resistance, knock
>> down
>> Countermagic, get more than one point of damage at
>> widely separated hit locations at a time, resist
>> counterattacks, etc.  Powerful foes against
>> beginners,
>> you're right, but that would apply to any other
>> situation as well.
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>> Paul Cardwell
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