From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Apr 16 00:34:59 1999 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id AAA02396; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:34:59 +1200 Received: from kcbbs.gen.nz (kcbbs.gen.nz [202.14.102.1]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id AAA02393 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:34:59 +1200 Received: from LOCALNAME (as5200-00.kcbbs.gen.nz [202.14.102.30]) by kcbbs.gen.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id AAA21296 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:27:37 +1200 (NZST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19990415233820.2d8fb146@kcbbs.gen.nz> X-Sender: salient@kcbbs.gen.nz X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:38:20 Subject: RE: Witchsight vs Invis Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: Brent & Sally To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Loop: dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a message to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz At 09:57 AM 15/04/99 +1200, you wrote: >The Witchsight spell can be cast on multiple people for the one EP >expenditure, and on anyone, including people who normally can't see >Invis. This compensates for the FT/BC/Duration. If any of my characters had the choice of Witchsight as a talent or as a General Knowledge Spell, they'd all take the talent. This suggests to me that casting on others does not compensate for the FT/BC/Duration. Cheers, Brent. -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Apr 16 07:17:08 1999 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id HAA02652; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:17:08 +1200 Received: from smtp1.ihug.co.nz (tk1.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.13]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id HAA02649 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:17:07 +1200 Received: from jimarona.ihug.co.nz (p39-max45.akl.ihug.co.nz [203.109.229.39]) by smtp1.ihug.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA26358 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:14:03 +1200 Subject: Re: Witchsight vs Invis Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:11:10 +1200 Message-ID: <01be8773$b91b1060$27e56dcb@jimarona.ihug.co.nz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 From: "Jim Arona" To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Loop: dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a message to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz -----Original Message----- From: Brent & Sally >If any of my characters had the choice of Witchsight as a talent or as a >General Knowledge Spell, they'd all take the talent. This suggests to me >that casting on others does not compensate for the FT/BC/Duration. I'd be interested to know why they would prefer it as a talent. Jim. -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Apr 16 09:42:49 1999 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id JAA02767; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:42:49 +1200 Received: from kcbbs.gen.nz (kcbbs.gen.nz [202.14.102.1]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id JAA02764 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:42:48 +1200 Received: from LOCALNAME (as5200-38.kcbbs.gen.nz [202.14.102.68]) by kcbbs.gen.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA08006 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:35:13 +1200 (NZST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19990416092809.21c720ce@kcbbs.gen.nz> X-Sender: salient@kcbbs.gen.nz X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:28:09 Subject: Re: Witchsight vs Invis Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: Brent & Sally To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Loop: dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a message to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz At 07:11 AM 16/04/99 +1200, you wrote: > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brent & Sally >>If any of my characters had the choice of Witchsight as a talent or as a >>General Knowledge Spell, they'd all take the talent. This suggests to me >>that casting on others does not compensate for the FT/BC/Duration. > >I'd be interested to know why they would prefer it as a talent. The two main reasons : - Do not have to use FT to get it up and running. FT usage is the bane of all Magic Users. - It is on all the time. You do not get caught out not having it on. But there is also that 1 in 100 chance of backfire, which has the slim chance of something really nasty happening. Nah, give me the talent any day of the week. Cheers, Brent. -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Apr 16 17:57:58 1999 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id RAA03231; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 17:57:58 +1200 Received: from smtp1.ihug.co.nz (tk1.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.13]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id RAA03228 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 17:57:56 +1200 Received: from jimarona.ihug.co.nz (p11-max3.akl.ihug.co.nz [206.17.115.139]) by smtp1.ihug.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA25284 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 1999 17:54:40 +1200 Subject: Re: Witchsight vs Invis Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 17:51:44 +1200 Message-ID: <01be87cd$355bb2c0$8b7311ce@jimarona.ihug.co.nz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 From: "Jim Arona" To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Loop: dq@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a message to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz -----Original Message----- From: Brent & Sally To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Witchsight vs Invis >At 07:11 AM 16/04/99 +1200, you wrote: >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Brent & Sally >>>If any of my characters had the choice of Witchsight as a talent or as a >>>General Knowledge Spell, they'd all take the talent. This suggests to me >>>that casting on others does not compensate for the FT/BC/Duration. >> >>I'd be interested to know why they would prefer it as a talent. > >The two main reasons : > - Do not have to use FT to get it up and running. FT usage is the > bane of all Magic Users. > - It is on all the time. You do not get caught out not having it on. > >But there is also that 1 in 100 chance of backfire, which has the slim >chance of something really nasty happening. It uses 1pt of FT, which can be recovered at breakfast. It lasts, at Rank 20 11 and a half hours, which means that for 3 FT you can cover yourself for the entire day, it automatically detects concealed things and entities, and the slim chance of something bad happening to you is less than 1%, as opposed to the 1% chance of the talent failing to pick up invisible, blended or unseen things. Generally speaking, things rendered invisible, blended or unseen are not so rendered out of simple shyness. I'd rather have the spell, and I don't know anyone else who seriously considers the talent to be better. I find it difficult to be believe that you find the spell less preferable than the talent. Jim. > >Nah, give me the talent any day of the week. > >Cheers, > Brent. > > >-- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- > -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers --