Astral Maw spell clarification
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 3:13 pm
P.334, a sixth circle nether spell.
You need 2 threads to summon a big mouth to chew targets. If I understand the spell correctly, you need 3 successes on it's attack test to swallow a target, and then you deal damage. What happens if you don't have 3 successes? Nothing? Do you need 3 successes on the same attack test? If not, can someone attack the tentacles to free the target (or reduce the number of successes)? Can someone avoid these tentacles with skills or talents? Can the nethermancer use karma on that attack test? And what about desparate spell, can it work for the maw attack test? Finally, is the maw targetting physical defense or mystical defense?
Can this "mouth" be attacked? Or it's just dispelled (either by duration or forcefully)? The strength test (12) means there's some physical aspect to the spell, so can someone help the target get out of it?
Going further, someone swallowed by this mouth is sent to astral space? If the spell ends while someone is inside, does it leave him into astral space? This can get uglier. Can we use this mouth like a portal to the astral space? It would be a dangerous one, but still a pretty cool way to enter astral space! If not, whats the deal with dead body inside the maw? If a target is killed by the maw, but the spell is dispelled before the end, does the body pops back into the physical realm?
The effect of the spell is Nether circle +10/physical. Bone shatter bellow is Will+6/mystical. For the same threads, but half the range, I get the feeling the maw is pretty weak. You need 3 successes with 16 attack step, to deal 16 damage step against armor. Usually around 10 points of damage per round for 6 rounds if your lucky. 16 step to attack a 10 physical defense target will not wield an easy 3 successes, especially of the target can avoid these attacks. The potential 60pts of damage is an illusion. The Bone shatter will do bare minimum at circle 6 only 1 attack (but most likely 2) at 18 damage step against mystical armor, usually 16-17points (or 32-34points) of damage resulting most likely with a prone target. If you cast this spell twice, it seems you get better results for the same duration using the Bone Shatter.
Anyhow, thanks for you replies in advance.
You need 2 threads to summon a big mouth to chew targets. If I understand the spell correctly, you need 3 successes on it's attack test to swallow a target, and then you deal damage. What happens if you don't have 3 successes? Nothing? Do you need 3 successes on the same attack test? If not, can someone attack the tentacles to free the target (or reduce the number of successes)? Can someone avoid these tentacles with skills or talents? Can the nethermancer use karma on that attack test? And what about desparate spell, can it work for the maw attack test? Finally, is the maw targetting physical defense or mystical defense?
Can this "mouth" be attacked? Or it's just dispelled (either by duration or forcefully)? The strength test (12) means there's some physical aspect to the spell, so can someone help the target get out of it?
Going further, someone swallowed by this mouth is sent to astral space? If the spell ends while someone is inside, does it leave him into astral space? This can get uglier. Can we use this mouth like a portal to the astral space? It would be a dangerous one, but still a pretty cool way to enter astral space! If not, whats the deal with dead body inside the maw? If a target is killed by the maw, but the spell is dispelled before the end, does the body pops back into the physical realm?
The effect of the spell is Nether circle +10/physical. Bone shatter bellow is Will+6/mystical. For the same threads, but half the range, I get the feeling the maw is pretty weak. You need 3 successes with 16 attack step, to deal 16 damage step against armor. Usually around 10 points of damage per round for 6 rounds if your lucky. 16 step to attack a 10 physical defense target will not wield an easy 3 successes, especially of the target can avoid these attacks. The potential 60pts of damage is an illusion. The Bone shatter will do bare minimum at circle 6 only 1 attack (but most likely 2) at 18 damage step against mystical armor, usually 16-17points (or 32-34points) of damage resulting most likely with a prone target. If you cast this spell twice, it seems you get better results for the same duration using the Bone Shatter.
Anyhow, thanks for you replies in advance.