Energy Substitution - aaargh!
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Li Shenron
Legend
I think the reason why Energy Substitution didn't change the special effects is very much "political" in the sense that it doesn't introduce the need for more DM's adjudication. It's like saying that the DM can "wash his hands" off the responsibility of adjudicating how a cold-substituted lighting bolt works, and the designer is sure that changing energy type doesn't allow new tricks unintended by the spell (such as freezing a strip of water to create a temporary bridge of ice).
It's the kind of decision that puts the designer and the DM on a safe ground, even at the cost of possibly ridiculous paradox. And it's more or less the same principle which is followed by the polymorph spells rules, when consistency of the rules is more important than consistency of the sense.
It's the kind of decision that puts the designer and the DM on a safe ground, even at the cost of possibly ridiculous paradox. And it's more or less the same principle which is followed by the polymorph spells rules, when consistency of the rules is more important than consistency of the sense.
Henry
Autoexreginated
Has anyone thought that perhaps they'll be using the energy substitution rules from the complete Psionics Handbook?
Cold runs on a Fort save and does +1 per die.
Fire does +1 per die.
Electricity has an easier chance to affect users with metal armor.
Sonic has -1 per die, but ignores object hardness
And so forth.
Cold runs on a Fort save and does +1 per die.
Fire does +1 per die.
Electricity has an easier chance to affect users with metal armor.
Sonic has -1 per die, but ignores object hardness
And so forth.
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