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addendum: the withered are the best damn zombies in fiction.

The Spell Backlash (9) ability says it works if the spell doesn't beat the ability's Step, but the step is less than the creature's Mystic Defense. Is the (9) added to an attribute? Or is it rolled?

I would rule the intent of the spell is bats, birds, & bat-sized insects. The spell definitely could use some clarity.

Not to toot my own horn (toot) but I’ve had a lot of fun with spirits in 1879. All of the adventures I’ve posted in the forums use them, if you’re looking for inspiration.

Alchemy is also a skill, and involves magic. What would be interesting _to me_ is a class of equipment that was activated using spell casting. Like a self-packing backpack or bookshelves enchanted to organize and shelve books. spell casting working almost like engine programming in 1879 for items wi...

Very interesting.

Yes! There are several references to it in the fiction!

1) one sensing test per obsidimen they bounce off. Horse makes tests too.

2) not sure, but I think they’ll believe the spell because their brains invented plausible sensory input for what it believed. Something our brains do a _lot_.

3) yup

4) noooooo not the illusory bridge question nooooo

I’ve thought about using the 1879 rule in Earthdawn too. I think it plays well. Only thing I don’t like is tracking it separately. So I subtract stun damage from the Uncon rating to put it on a separate track. So someone stabs a fellow in the back for 20 dmg. Fellow takes 20 dmg as usual, but his un...