14 is a magic number

From: stefan.drawert_at_...
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:37:06 +0100

Hallo Roderick,

Mittwoch, 18:17:55, schrieb Roderick:

>|>> > > That would applies when someone is using winter magic

>> > > against them, not when they are using their winter magic
>> > > to survive natural winter.
>>
>> >I would have said quite the opposite, natural, non-specific
>> >opposition would have a 14 resistance,
>>
>> But the base resistance of 14 is only for resisting magic
>> (HW:RiG p170).

Roderick> 14 is also for resisting "the World" when you have nothing better, and for Roderick> the world to resist *you* when it has nothing better. (HW 124)

Roderick> According to Greg's ideas (and no, I really don't want to get into whether
Roderick> they are good or bad ideas, please), using a magical effect exactly as it
Roderick> says (Frex, using "Leap over tree" to leap over a tree, no matter how high,
Roderick> as long as it isn't defined as "magically high") meets a basic resistance of
Roderick> 14.

I remember Greg's post way back, he used the same example IIRC. or was it even you, quoting him?

anyway, while I like the general idea, I feel some problems arising. for instance: how does this work with feats like Humakt's "kill undead" or "shield destroyer"?
[deja vu or not, I think we all got into this long ago, still not solved]

any thoughts on this?
[and *no*, this is not meant to start a discussion whether this will be forthe better or worse, I just want to understand how I can handle feats this way]

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 Stefan                            
 Mittwoch, 18:28:14

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