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From: hammy@mit-eddie.UUCP (J. Scott Hamilton)
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Subject: Re: Character Generation
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Date: Wed, 16-Nov-83 19:58:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 16 19:58:43 1983
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There are a couple of things I forgot to mention...

Stats -  When I was talking about high stats, I was referring to
potentials.  Most of what I said should be modified by how crummy a stat
is to begin with, although I am inclined to think that in a campaign
where every one reaches third or fourth level fairly rapidly, the bad
stats quickly even themselves out.  You DON't want something like a
26/99 for something like a Spell Users mental prime requisite, the poor
fool will have NO spell points until he can get his stat to a 75 or
higher.  If your temporary is more than 15 away, I would count on
getting about 10 points a level, although it is easy enough to figure
out what the actual average is.

Also, a lot of your decision of where to put the stats are based on your
character conception.  I have seen a Rogue build into a fighter, thief,
archer, scout, ranger, and spy.  I have a Mystic who considers himself a
well rounded martial artist, even though people could have mistaken him
for a Sorcerer, Magician, Monk, Mentalist or Illusionist (granted, he
does have exceptional stats).

Elemental Spells - One thing to watch out for about elemental spells.
They are not easy to come by, and they are fairly costly to cast.  If my
memory serves me correctly, the following are ways to get elementals.
You can check in Spell Law books to be sure.

Class or Realm		Spell		List		Level
			
Channelers -		Shock Bolt 	Light Law	  7
Mentalists -		Shock Bolt	Light Law	  6
Essence Users -		(I don't know if there is any on open or closed,
			there should)

Astrologers -		Starfires	"Light Law" 	Disgusting (20?)
Mystics -		Waterbolt	Water Alt.	  5
			Firebolt	Gas Alt.	  9

Magicians -		Firebolt	Fire Law	  6
			Icebolt		Ice Law		  6
			Waterbolt	Water Law	  4
			Shockbolt	Light Law	  2
			Lightningbolt	Light Law	 10


Clearly, if you want to specialize in blastems, you must become a
Magician.  Even then, it is fairly high level before you can cast them.
Also, you start out casting one Elemental (as well as other spells) once
every three rounds.  Shockbolt becomes instantaneous at 8 level,
Waterbolt at 10, Firebolt and Icebolt at 12, and Lightning bolt at 16.
You can reduce this by using the spell Store, but this means that you
had to store the appropriate spell the night before (assuming you have
the spell points then), and it must be the next spell you cast, or you
lose it.  By the way, this is a trick that we use to "carry over" spell
points to the next day, and also gives the MU a chance to have a "quick
draw" spell.  My Mystic carries around a Fear spell in storage (Verbal
component is "Boo!") unless he is feeling paranoid, in which case he
carries Invisibility (he is sixth level).  He could just as easily carry
Waterbolt or Shockbolt.


-- 
						J. Scott Hamilton
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