[PnP] pnp Digest, Vol 152, Issue 6

Scott Adams longshotgm at comcast.net
Sat Dec 8 03:27:12 CET 2018 

Thanks.  Yeah the big change from Max ot Start was good from v1 to v2.


At 09:11 PM 12/7/2018, you wrote:
>Just to jump in after a long absence since my 
>group has not played “pure” P&P for quite a 
>while now, but I still like shepherding systems. :)
>
>As per the V2 rules, If you cast the Tongues 
>spell at the 5x rate (which we required as a 
>“ritual”, with a casting rate in minutes 
>instead of phases), and if you passed the 
>learning test (roll less than Will+Empathy), you 
>gain the Language at staring EL.  For our games, 
>starting EL in this case is what you roll, limited to a maximum of 80.
>
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>Burton Choinski
><mailto:bchoinski at verizon.net>bchoinski at verizon.net
>
>
>
>
>>On Dec 7, 2018, at 8:56 PM, Scott Adams 
>><<mailto:longshotgm at comcast.net>longshotgm at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>So a range of Em+(0)..100
>>At EL20.  So really would only need EL16 and can stop for a 80.
>>Maybe a 3x instead 0-60.  But good idea.
>>I was hoping ot see more GM/players post.  But oh well.
>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>At 10:19 AM 11/28/2018, you wrote:
>>>I’m of the opinion that players should be 
>>>encouraged to practice their spells and 
>>>improve them.  You might consider the 
>>>permanent gain to increase with the EL of the 
>>>spell....something like: Starting Language 
>>>EL+(5*Tongues spell cast) It gives reason to 
>>>keep using the spell instead of a permanent 
>>>magic item. Dave Sent from my iPad > On Nov 
>>>28, 2018, at 3:00 AM, 
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>>>Remember max was v1.  Startling Level is v2. 
>>>Big Change. > Thus Em or EM/2 if diff Race. > 
>>>Thanks.  Will see what others think. > Yeah 
>>>maybe limit it by actual spell eL. So Max 
>>>ELx8? so 0-80 at el10. > > > > > At 07:54 PM 
>>>11/26/2018, you wrote: >> ?  While the book 
>>>says "maximum EL possible", I >> personally 
>>>would have it max at the lower of >> starting 
>>>EL which is variable depending upon >> 
>>>character stats OR at the skill of the 
>>>target. >> ?  I would (if I were GM and in my 
>>>game) say >> that the tongues spell can only 
>>>grant the >> effective skill equal to the 
>>>lower of the >> caster's Em stat (Em/2 if of 
>>>another race, >> I+W+Em all /3 if 
>>>supernatural) or the target's language 
>>>skill. >> ?  I suppose a variant of the spell 
>>>with even >> more mana cost could be developed 
>>>to grant "maximum EL possible". >> >> Alex 
>>>K >> >> On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 1:58 PM Scott 
>>>Adams >> 
>>><<<mailto:longshotgm at comcast.net>mailto:longshotgm at comcast.net><mailto:longshotgm at comcast.net>longshotgm at comcast.net> 
>>>wrote: >> Does anyone modify this spell? >> >> 
>>>If Speaker is EL1 and Learner wants 
>>>language. >> >> Do you do as is or do you 
>>>lower the EL down to Speaker's EL? >> >> I 
>>>mean let's say learner has chance to learn 
>>>el80 (very high stats) >> But speaker only 
>>>knows el10.?  Do the gods bless learner with 
>>>fulll >> fluency or just what speaker 
>>>knows? >> >> A good topic for us GMS. >> >> >> 
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