tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116962779728480800.post3352359564534449754..comments2024-03-25T03:52:40.426-07:00Comments on The Ongoing Campaign: Obscure Games: Fantasy Wargaming, Part Sixfaoladhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116962779728480800.post-38218671999513224892013-08-12T14:05:11.789-07:002013-08-12T14:05:11.789-07:00You are correct in the first instance (a matter I ...You are correct in the first instance (a matter I just glossed over - this is an overview, not an attempt to lay out the whole rules set!), but not so in the second. There is a separate category of "miscellaneous" spells, which are unrelated to the other categories (which are: Curing, Disease & Death, Illusion, Protection, Absolute Command (movement & action), Absolute Command (behaviour), Elemental Matter, and Complex Matter, not counting the Divination categories). While the other categories are affected by mage type across the whole category, the miscellaneous spells are given specific DDs by spell that vary by mage type (and the differences in DD are not uniform across the category, in some cases the Cunning Man/Wise Woman gets a better DD than the High/Runic Sorcerer or even the Cabalist!). See the table on pp. 206-210 of the SFBC edition. Then, on p. 217, in the note on "Spell specialization" preceding the appropriate table, we find the note that, "The miscellaneous spells give different DDs by Mage type. Below is a brief table showing the differences between the types in the main categories of magic…"faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116962779728480800.post-55038425837846346552013-08-12T13:29:29.974-07:002013-08-12T13:29:29.974-07:00All spells' DDs are adjusted for mage Type, no...All spells' DDs are adjusted for mage Type, not just the example spells. Those are examples, by the way, not a separate category of "miscellaneous" spells.David Trimbolihttp://www.trimboli.name/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116962779728480800.post-86622618166158127732012-05-26T09:27:49.263-07:002012-05-26T09:27:49.263-07:00If a guard "god" is strapped for cash an...If a guard "god" is strapped for cash and puts himself up for sale, I say go for it.perdustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.com