*** JUNK MAIL ***Re: [Rq-rules] [RQIII] Untempered Iron

[Nikk Effingham]

> Heh. I like it. An unsuspecting player could end up thinking he's getting a
> really good deal until a "suppressed" Firebladed weapon just happens to roll
> a critical success and no one else can heal him. Such armor can still be an
> advantage as long as all the disadvantages are recognized and compensated
> for.

David's adjustment would probably balance things out. Although I'd have some
worries about internal consistency (why would being a better warrior, and
having a higher chance of scoring a crit, cause my magic spell to be less
likely to be dismissed?) as I say you can ignore them (famously amongst my
group, acid burns off Protection spells and Shield - my answer is always the
same "It's magic, who are you to tell me how it works?"). The bigger problem
would be how this works for lightwalls (would a critical when casting it cause
it to be immune to the dispel properties?). By the by I'd still be against the
idea, but David's idea would probably make it less unbalancing.

Scary thought though, what about a broo that regenerates. Then it wouldn't
matter...

Nikk