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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A group I have played with uses MP vs MP,
but if the situation is really dire, the player can chose to use their POW
score to either resist a spell, or to try and overcome their spell’s
target. The downside is that this results in the loss of 1 point of POW.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The idea is that POW is the real measure
of your soul and its magical ability. As you do things like cast spells,
you use MP, sort of like fatigue for the soul. In a desperate situation
you can draw upon your inner power, sort of a heroic action, but this costs you
dearly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It may just be the group I play with, but
it has only been used a few times, and as intended, always in appropriate situations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net [mailto:runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Peter Maranci<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 23 July 2008 5:26
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RuneQuest Rules<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Runequest] POW or
MP?</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>My old group had a system in which you could burn off permanent points
of POW in order to supercharge one of your spells or make damned sure that it
blew through any countermagic.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It was rarely used, and only in extreme emergencies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>->Peter<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 7/22/08, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Wayne
Shaw</span></b> <<a href="mailto:shaw@caprica.com">shaw@caprica.com</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>ABoosting with MPs<br>
>No<br>
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I can't help but think this would be really problematic as soon as<br>
people start acquiring Power Spirits or their equvielent.<br>
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