[Runequest] Spirit Combat keeping it interesting and not just a character equipment stage

[Lance Dyas]

Lev Lafayette wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 18:21 -0500, Lance Dyas wrote:
>   
>> Wayne Shaw wrote:
>>     
>>>> Does spirit combat happen enough for this to be significant? or is it
>>>> just magic resistance ?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Hard to say; in all the RQ games I ever saw, there was quite a bit of 
>>> spirit combat, since spirits were a virtual necessity as a source of 
>>> magic points, and those were a necessity for real magical potency.  I 
>>> can't say how universal this was
>>>   
>>>       
>> For me this does bring up the question
>> What do people do to make or keep spirit conflict interesting?
>>     
>
> Hmmm... I wonder if a rock-paper-scissors mechanic to give bonuses based
> on id, ego and superego attacks and defenses would liven it up a bit?
>   
Ah I  will do a real risky chaos bound superego attack and basic id 
defense  ;-)

>> Ever had a character possessed by one of those magic point repositories 
>> ;-) 
>>
>>     
>
> Jane Williams (iirc) once recounted a story where a young initiate
> rolled very badly and was temporarily possessed by a Bladesharp 4 spirit
> until a senior priest had some stern words with it.
>
> Personally if I were the GM I'd allow the player to play the spirit for
> a session. :-)
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Lev
>
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