Re: another (TFT) Spell from IP # 1

[StanRydzewski <srydzews@ix.netcom.com>]

Cas Liber wrote:
> 
> Justin also sent me this
> 
> IQ 18: LIGHT RAY (M): Does 1+1 damage for every ST put into it.  It is a
> very powerful beam of light about 1 cm. in diameter.  Because it is so
> small, it can go through any obstacle without destroying it.  It can kill
> more than one person...
> 
> methinks this spell could get a tad tricky unless there's a spot of
> clarification about it - this ray keeps going til.....when?

Yeah, that's really vague.  How about this: 

IQ 18: LIGHT RAY (M): 
  Does 1+1 damage for every ST put into it.  It is a very powerful beam 
of light about 1 cm. in diameter.  Because it is so focused, it can
easily
penetrate most obstacles (and targets), losing only a single die of
damage 
per target struck or per hex of *inanimate* matter penetrated.  The
caster 
must roll to hit (or miss) all potential targets in the beam's path
until 
it is reduced to zero dice of damage.  The damage is rolled separately
for 
each target.  (For instance, if a 4 ST light ray is fired and strikes
two 
figures roll 4d6+4 for the first one and 3d6+3 for the other.)
   Inanimate matter, including created walls, is not much affected by
the 
beam's passage, only having a clean 1 cm hole punched through it.

(Even though this is probably toned-down from what the author intended,
I
 still think it's too cheap.  Personally, I'd make the ST cost 2 per
die,
 bump it to 19 IQ, or maybe both...)
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