[RQ-Rules] Re: RQ-Rules digest, Vol 1 #139 - 11 msgs

[Nikk Effingham]

>The reason we put this rule into effect is that it
>allows a character to target Dispel selectivly, or as
>a whole.  What happens if you cast a Dispell 4 at
>someone who has Coordination 2, Vigor 1, and
>Protection 5?  IMC it would depend on how it is
>worded. If the player says 'I am targeting spells
>which enhance his abilities(stats), then Coordination
>and Vigor will both go down, overwise the Dispel will
>fail. 

IMG if you didn't name what spell, or generally what spell, you were aiming for 
you'd hit the protection 5 and the dispel magic would fail. I don't have a 
problem with the individual targetting of spells, I just think Countermagic 
should protect the caster just as much from Dispel magic as it should from 
Disrupts, Sever Spirits etc...

As for Fireblade, you're right, it does balance quite nicely as you describe 
it. But why do you think the damage for a criticalling truesworded scimitar 
with Bladesharp 4 is 2d6+8+16? I've alawys played that an critcal from an 
impaling weapon does maximum damage possible, so an scimitar that imapled would 
do 2d6+4, so if it was a critical that'd be 16 points straight off the bat, if 
it was truesworded that'd be 32, plus the bladesharp 4 makes 36 points on a 
crit, plus damage bonus. Have I misread a rule all this time?

Nikk