> > Theistic magic to increase your AP. Sounds good but has anyone
seen where it
> > says that in the rules ?
>
> I fear that Rodericks statement
> >An augmentation can give AP, give abonus to ability ratings, or
give an edge.
> perhaps should be read as "An enhancement can _lend AP_" etc.
Lending AP is what I thought he meant. We could not find a reference to generating your own AP after the contest starts.
When in a contest, an augmentation only affects the targeted ability and does not generate more APs (though, usually this would only be a relatively paltry +2 to +4 AP anyways -- though I did see a rather shocking +10 Augment last night! +5 (target 25) with a major success)
Speaking of Target Numbers (sorry but I forgot who asked..):
For an augment of +1, the Target number is 5. Its one of the very
few
excetions to the 'base 14' resistance to magic out there. If it
wasn't there, it would be VERY difficult for Joe Stickpicker with his
Combat 13 affinity to at least put up SOME defence -- improv penalty
taking him down to a rather dire 10 TN.
> However, I think there should be room for AP augmentation.
> Technically I suppose you could use the AP lending mechanism, on a
complete or
> major victory the recipient gets the AP without the lender losing
any. But it
> seems clumsy.
Sometimes BOTH sides are inspired. And, since its usually only a
small
amount of AP (5 being typical) it doesn't make a huge difference in
the adventure but it CAN mean that a winded (down to 5 AP) person can
try to heal another up from being badly damaged (say, mortally
wounded
to crippled) before the contest ends.
For what its worth to you, it works well in practice. We had a good
experience with lending Ap last night. I'll post it though I
normally
don't like to post campaign log stuff.
> It could be seen as a short breathing spell (unrelated action)
while
you invoke
> your God (or whatever).
> But gaining AP during a contest feels tricky. I need to playtest it.
Could be. I'd have trouble with it.
> What abilities could you use for this? Possibly some healing magic.
Perhaps
> mobility feats before combat. An Elmali could perhaps use his Stand
Fast during
Any feats done before the contest starts contribute AP, or at least, that was what I thought...? If I'm wrong, cool.
Jeff
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