(TFT) Casting spells & DX - Rick suggests harder not easier

[Rick Smith <rsmith@lightspeed.ca>]

I've never done anything like this.

I think it is a poor idea.  One problem in TFT is
that after a while people reach such high stat
totals that they can do everything well.  Making
it even easier for people to do normal tasks will
exasperate the problem.

I would be far more happy with rules that say that 
if you must cast the spell using speech AND 
gestures you are at -2 adj DX since you just
barely know the spell.  If you can use one or the
other you are at -1 adj DX.  And if you can do so
with out any aid, you have mastered the spell and
can cast it with no DX penalty.

Warm regards, Rick.


On Sat, 2012-18-08 at 13:36 -0500, Meg Tapley wrote:
> Per Advanced Wizard, if a wizard casts a spell below his IQ level by 5 or more points, he can do it without moving. However, the roll he makes to cast it is still against DX, which doesn't make an exceeding amount of sense. 
> 
> So my proposal is that, for every 2 points by which a wizard's IQ is above that required for a spell, the wizard gets a +1 DX to cast it. This makes smarter wizards much more likely to succeed at casting basic spells, which to my mind makes a lot of sense.
> 
> Has anyone done anything similar in their games?
> 
> - Meg
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