>This is all my own thoughts, not official decrees from Issaries, Inc., just
>so I don't get misquoted.
>
>Part of the problem with the "Magic Resistance 14" rule is deciding when to
>apply it ("duh! Rory, What do you think we've been discussing?").
>
>And part of the problem is the same as we run into with overly broad
>Ability
>Names (See page 19). "Orlanth's Strength" is a very broad magical ability,
>"Leap over Trees" is pretty specific. ("Leap over the old apple tree in the
>corner of the steadyard" is more specific than you might want to go :-) ).
I knew that would get tossed at me (I bet there's a perfect example in the book somewhere, but I never seem to have it with me when I'm posting). But consider what you're saying. Essentially you're stating that all abilities are either only useful against inanimate objects, and thus go against 14, or they're only useful against people, and thus go against a mundane resistance. That anything that does not is too broad? Is that what you really want to say?
>A race along the road between Mundane "Run
>Fast", Magical "Run Fast" and magical "Run Fast on Roads" I would probably
>run as three seperate contests againt the road, *not* against each other.
I covered the problems with this in my post to Peter.
Mike
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