<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Leon wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>>>I have a problem with this spell and I do consider it<BR>very
powerful. Imagine someone casting it on an<BR>attuned alluminium
shield.<<</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I'd agree, It's potentially quite powerful <BR><BR>>>For a
few magic points, the shield is now not only<BR>useless for the combat, but
easily destroyed since its<BR>armor points are negligable. Cast on iron it has
an<BR>effect of lowering the chance of any spell being cast<BR>by the target.
And, what happens to a lead scimitar?<<</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This was why I asked for help. For some metals eg
gold</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the effects are minor, ie: no 'glow', no double
bonus</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for light spells. Others are more drastic -
iron I don't</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>have a problem with, it's precisely what I had in
mind</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>when thinking about it, but as Leon points out
the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>problem </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>comes when
you're dealing with possible</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>permanent </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>effects. A
silver or aluminium object</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>would be rendered soft as putty, and thus
easily</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>breakable with the result the enchantment
would</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>be broken. Unfortunately the Genertala
secrets</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>book isn't very forthcoming about the strength
or</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>durability of metals in their raw
state.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does the fact something gains as many
armour</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>points as Bronze mean that it can take an
edge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>like bronze ? Just because it's as strong as
Bronze</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>does it mean </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>it's
as sharp as Bronze ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With regards to Lead the implication in the
book</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is that it already has the same AP as Bronze,
but</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>that enchantment gets rid of the ENC
penalty,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so could it be used to forge a scimitar
anyway?</FONT> <BR><BR>>>It took POW to enchant these things, there
should<BR>definently be some sort of a resistance roll involved<BR>and I would
consider making this spell substance<BR>specific such as Distemper Silver,
Distemper Iron, and<BR>so on.<<</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't have a problem with a resistance roll, I'd
considered</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>something like " the intensity of the spell must
overcome</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the ENC of the target in a resistance roll in order
to take</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>effect " I'd also considered substance specific
spells</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>as I like the idea of different schools of
sorcery</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>having access to different spells eg trollish
sorcerers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>might have Distemper Gold,Distemper
Copper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and so on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've got a similiar spell with almost the
reverse effect</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>which I'll post if anyone is
interested.</FONT> <BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>