Re: (TFT) Halloween Treat

[Matt Picone <mattpicone@gmail.com>]

Critical fail should do damage. If it happens to cause death, so be it, but it should be commensurate to the IQ14 requirement.

-m@

On Oct 15, 2013, at 6:11 PM, <dwtulloh61@cox.net> wrote:

> 
> I was thinking "roll vs ST" to avoid heart failure.   As I was wrote it up however,
> that sounded too powerful so I toned it down a bit.  
> 
> ---- gem6868 <gem6868@verizon.net> wrote: 
>> sounds right.  the effect is "Scare leading to cardiac arrest" I suppose, 
>> but a better name than that would be desirable.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Thomas Fulmer
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:08 PM
>> To: tft@brainiac.com
>> Subject: Re: (TFT) Halloween Treat
>> 
>> I'm unclear where the "literally scare him/her to death" comes in -- I
>> don't see any results that result in death from fear. Maybe critical
>> fail?
>> 
>> In any case, why roll vs ST instead of IQ?
>> 
>> --Thomas
>> 
>> On 10/15/13, dwtulloh61@cox.net <dwtulloh61@cox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In an effort to generate some Halloween discussion, I present this spell 
>>> to
>>> the group.  I just whipped it off the top of my head so it may or may not 
>>> be
>>> playable.  Feel free to cast slings and arrows and/or modify at will.
>>> 
>>> IQ 14)   Apparation (C)   Cost 3/1   The wizard successfully casting this
>>> spell conjures up an illusion the victim finds so terrifying that it can
>>> literally scare him/her to death.  Victims must make a 3D roll vs their
>>> basic ST.  Those who pass this roll by 3 or more are unaffected and may
>>> otherwise act normally.  Those who just pass their roll by 3 or less are
>>> afraid and are limited to one action per turn and cannot move more than 
>>> half
>>> their MA.  Those failing their roll by 3 or less are scared and are 
>>> limited
>>> to moving only 1 hex per turn.  Those failing by 3 or more are terrified 
>>> and
>>> may only act in self-defense and then only after making an 3D vs IQ roll.
>>> Effects last until the Apparation is dispelled or disbelieved.
>>> 
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>> 
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>> humanly possible and appropriate to lie within your own reach too." --
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