ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

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ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

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Re: ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

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Re: ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

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Re: ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

Postby Mataxes » Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:10 pm

The language could be clearer (and part of that is a legacy of the ED3 wording). Given that we have drastically reduced the role of "Attribute-only" tests in ED4, the "only" part of the description isn't really relevant. It should be:

...gaining a +4 bonus to Stength- and Toughness-based tests, which includes Strength-based Damage tests.
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Re: ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

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Re: ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

Postby Mataxes » Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:07 pm

As an aside (and look into the history of such things), the original version of the spell from Arcane Mysteries of Barsaive "adds +5 steps to Strength and Toughness for the duration of the spell."

While in one sense the intent there is clearer, and melee/ranged combat damage should go up as a result, how does the spell affect a characters's health ratings? With a +5 steps to Toughness they perhaps should go up...

It was the Classic edition that introduced the Attribute-only limit to the bonuses, one of many places where we made changes to limit stacking bonuses and trying to keep combat damage steps down. ED3 kept that in place.
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Re: ED4 Fifth Circle Wizard Spell: Giant Size

Postby emeketos » Thu May 12, 2016 9:50 am

odd point is due to wording +4 Strength test only means the spell does not increase carry cap. but it does say help someone kick open a door (strength based test)


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