Tywyll Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 In the description of the Wizardry spell Blast, it says at first that mundane armor and the 'Armor' spell can block the damage. In the last paragraph it says that the spell cannot be blocked by the 'Protection' spell. I imagine that the Armor spell reference is a holdover and actually refers to Protection. So the question is, does Blast get stopped by Protection or not? As written, Blast seems to be the weakest attack spell (unless it can ignore magical armor in which case it goes up a bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ars Mysteriorum Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 In the description of the Wizardry spell Blast, it says at first that mundane armor and the 'Armor' spell can block the damage. In the last paragraph it says that the spell cannot be blocked by the 'Protection' spell. I imagine that the Armor spell reference is a holdover and actually refers to Protection. So the question is, does Blast get stopped by Protection or not? As written, Blast seems to be the weakest attack spell (unless it can ignore magical armor in which case it goes up a bit). It may be talking about the Sorcery spell "Armor..." Quote "Men of broader intellect know that there is no sharp distinction betwixt the real and the unreal..." - H.P. Lovecraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 That's an artifact from the earlier, generic all-in-one version of the powers system (where there was a power called "Armor"). Since there is no Armor spell, eliminate the "or the Armor spell" part of that sentence. Normal armor and the Countermagic spell work against Blast; Protection and Resistance do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaira Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 That's an artifact from the earlier, generic all-in-one version of the powers system (where there was a power called "Armor"). Since there is no Armor spell, eliminate the "or the Armor spell" part of that sentence. Normal armor and the Countermagic spell work against Blast; Protection and Resistance do not. I'll stick that in the "official" errata :thumb: Cheers, Sarah Quote "The Worm Within" - the first novel for The Chronicles of Future Earth, coming 2013 from Chaosium, Inc. Website: http://sarahnewtonwriter.com | Twitter: @SarahJNewton | Facebook: TheChroniclesOfFutureEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywyll Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 I'll stick that in the "official" errata :thumb: Cheers, Sarah Is there an official errata somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbowser Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Is there an official errata somewhere? Sure is: http://basicroleplaying.com/forum/basic-roleplaying/750-brp1-errata-clarifications-wiki.html Quote Various RPGs I've worked on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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