Post:Tentative Empath Magic 3.0 Spell List - 2/8/2011 - 21:09:55

Re: Tentative Empath Magic 3.0 Spell List · on 2/8/2011 9:09:55 PM	4693
>>Heart Link acting like "vigil for vitality" means that vitality flows from whoever has the most at the moment to whoever has the least? Yes, with some limitations. Basically, Empaths won't be able to use this to rip someone's life essence out through that person's nostrils. It's meant to act as a triage spell. >>Tranquility being a SvS barrier is a little confusing since that sort of contest designation won't exist anymore...it protects against anything that's vs. Fortitude? Yeah, sorry, it's v. fortitude. >>Awaken confuses me a little. Being a "battle spell" means that the duration of a self-cast will be much shorter, right? Yes, it will be shorter but it will something you can cast in the heat of the moment with ease, even in combat, which wouldn't be the case if it was a normal spell. >>Does "reduces duration on self" still guarantee clearing the unconscious state at maximum power? No, but it will not expire when it pulses like it does now. Basically, it seems like people tend to be stunned more than they tend to be unconscious. Awaken was only questionably effective on stuns, so it will now at least always help somewhat with stuns, even if it doesn't break the stun. >>Does Innocence gain an actual duration greater than a few seconds? Yes. I'm imagining it to be useful during invasions, or rescuing someone who has died in a hunting area that is dangerous for the Empath. >>The asinine "but it doesn't work on undead, it makes them mad!" isn't mentioned anywhere (aside from Innocence just not keeping them at bay)...has that died a glorious death? I'm fine with that being finally laid to rest, unless people really, really want to keep it for some reason. Stuff that needs Empathy to work still won't work on undead, however. >>Since similar effects won't be allowed to stack, how is Iron Constitution different from Manifest Force? Is it just that it's not weaker on a self-cast? Does it not become worse at reducing damage as the duration progresses or after it fires? It will be like calcified hide. Unless I am mistaken, this means it's not ablative. >>Does Compel still despawn creatures, or is it just a "leave the room and don't come back" thing? Despawning is going away. Creatures who are successfully compelled will go away and will not come back, but they will still exist. This will have to work differently on players, to prevent abuse, but we're not prepared to discuss the PvP aspects right now. >>What does "Empathy-related flavor" mean for Tranquility? Different messaging based on Empathy ranks or something? That it might have some very minor empathy-related benefits. Whether this is included at all remains to be seen, but it's not the sort of thing you would choose or ignore the spell for. Melete
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