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Topic: New Embacing
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MT
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posted May 19, 2003 12:45 PM
I'm
re-reading the books again, and the rule that embracing the
source is a full round action (6 secs) seems unrealistic. I
know there are two feats to increase the time, but I think
these feats should be given for free. I've made an adaptive
rule that keeps it full round for beginning channelers, and
decreases it to a free action once they reach Aes Sedai
equivelant levels:
RULE: The time it takes to embrace
the source is (6 secs - chn lvl). This breaks down to: 1-2
level: Full round action. 2-3 level: Move
Equivalent. 4-5 level: Composure check DC 20 - succeed it's
a free action, fail it's a move equivalent. 6+ level: Free
action. Note: Wilders must make their block checks before
this.
I can understand game mechanics arguments that
you want to limit the power of channelers (give fighters a
round to hit them), but it just doesn't fly with the realities
of the books.
When Nyv, Egwene, and Elayne were taken
to the Seanchen to be captured, Nyv (an Apprentice for a few
months by then) can break her block, embrace the source, and
channel hurricane winds in the span of two seconds. When
Egwene becomes an accepted, she is able to embrace the source
without even thinking about it. Plus, every Aes Sedai we've
met can also embrace instantly and have a weave prepared in 6
seconds or less.
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Steve Russell
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posted May 19, 2003 02:44 PM
There is
also the counter argument to this which is rand who cannot
embrace the source even when he wants to or make it doe what
he wants
I did not like the feat idea either though
remember a full round action is only six seconds. Rand killed
a warder fataly wounded another all in the time it took aes
sedi to embrace the source and wrap him up with air.
My
rules for embracing the source were all composure checks that
anyone could use a move equivelent action DC 20 and a Free
action DC 30.
I have submitted them to the next
Netbook.
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MT
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posted May 19, 2003 03:14 PM
Making it a
Composure check sounds like a good idea. It differentiates
between caster levels (a Wilder/15 will have higher
composure), and allows pluses and minuses to be added to the
DC more easily.
Six seconds is a long time though.
Imagine an Aes Sedai looking at a lone man 30ft. from her in
an empty hall. In the current rules, he could whip out a
dagger, run 30ft. to her, and attack her before she could
embrace the source. That just doesn't happen in the books.
In addition, if it took 6 seconds to embrace the
source, they would just get up, walk to the table, pick up the
cup of tea, and sit back down, because it would take less time
than embracing the source and channeling it to her.
As
for Rand, he's a wilder that we don't know what his block
is/was. Anytime he was in serious danger the One Power came to
him almost unbidden. It was a struggle between not embracing
it when he didn't want to and embracing it when he wanted to.
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WizO_Autumn
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posted May 19, 2003 06:15 PM
I like this
idea-- it does seem off the books.
Maybe to reinstate
some balance (which I personally feel isn't needed in this
game but that's a totally different topic) have it harder for
males? Male channelers do get more than female, and yes, yes,
madness but as you pointed out, Rand does embrace, on average,
slower... Hm....
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Sophiathegreen
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posted May 20, 2003 08:43 PM
I think
than initiate can embace the source as than free action while
for than wilder it than move equ action unless than composure
chech is pass. I once read all the step you have to go thought
to load and fire than gunpower musket compare to modern
firearm we use today.
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posted May 21, 2003 05:35 AM
We've been
using the method that Steve has laid out. It has worked very
well. Added to that I require a Composure check of 10 to
embrace as a full round action. I feel that this is
representative of when a channeler's mind is unable to
function very well they are unable to embrace. Examples:
forkroot, the AS the Shaido nearly killed in Caemlyn, she
struggled to embrace the source, but couldn't.
So
basically this is the mechanic of "Degrees of success" as laid
out in the Skills section of the
book.
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MT
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posted May 21, 2003 10:25 AM
I agree
that there should be times when it's hard to channel.
Forkroot, if that's the drug the Kin had, should stop you from
channeling, but other things make it hard as well, like
injury. Eqwene got cracked in the head once, and when she came
to, she tried to embrace the source and she stopped because it
turned the pain in her head into a power forged jackhammer.
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