Re: Horse Archery

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From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:52:23 -0000

> >And even then, there's an Advanced Magic rule giving -5

> >Resistance for touch range when using magical effects.

> >Now, whether this affects magic used on yourself, is

> >another matter.

> I think it's just for magics that are usually done at a distance,

> that is normally done on yourself wouldn't get this, IMO. I'm not

> about it anyway, and I don't think healing should be possible at a

> distance. It never used to be.

Agreed fully on Healing. I'm trying to work the rest out myself. It DOES raise magic back above mundane effects a bit, if you get one level of augmentation effectively 'free'. Unlike RQ (boo hiss, yes, alright, but it's the only thing to compare mechanics with), virtually every HW magic can be used ranged, or as a sort of 'abstract' (are you casting that 'Spit Down Wind' on the flying Orlanthi, on your own augnemted spit, etc.). So deciding which are normally 'ranged' effects is tricky - they all can be!

Wulf