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From: "Clinton N. Fell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The GURPSnet mailing list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [gurps] Damage to elementals
> If a player attempted this in my game I would
> probably just have it do 1d in damage per FT spent for a quick
playable
> solution.
This is also my point of view. It's a borrowing & time-consuming task
to calculate the percentage of volume destroyed by the spell... It's
not playable.
> Is an elemental homogenous? (Does it have vital points)
Homogeneous, of course.
Vital points ? Not at all. It's contrary the "standard" idea of
elemental - a humanoid-form composed of a single pure element (fire,
air,...). There's magic, so it could happen.
My idea, of course.
> Does an elemental simply shrink if damaged, or does it fall apart?
(Does
> geometry and hit location matter)
Damage to elementals means disperde part of his body hit-by-hit until
the HP will be reduced to zero (I mean = damage it reducing his
consistency)
> Will this application of the spell tip the play balance of my
campaign?
> (Will it give unfair power to some characters rather than others)
If rules apply, I couldn't refuse the (good) idea & apply the effects
of the spell.
> How important is realism versus playability for this case? (Is it
more fun
> to have a quick solution, or more important to have an accurate one)
Not "quick & dirty" but quite logical & playable. We're not engineers
at work : we're only roleplayers (only ?... ^___^)
> I don't know if the spells themselves or if Krom's notes have any
info on
> this but I am away from my copies of both right now. It would be
> interesting to see others viewpoints on this topic.
Thanks for your point of view.
Any news related (and reply to this email) will be useful &
appreciated.
Bye
GEB
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