WOIN Magic and combat tactics/modifiers

[MacD]

Hi there; how do spells and battle tactics like melee/ranged modifiers and positioning interact?
I'm thinking about tying it to the different defenses, but is this intended?
Pls dont answer again it's up to the dm - that's a big difference!

 

[Morrus]

Yes. An attack roll is an attack roll, whether it uses the MAG attribute or STR.

 

[MacD]

So it's no difference if I roll vs mana+10 or defence... yay

 

[Morrus]

So it's no difference if I roll vs mana+10 or defence... yay

I don’t know what that means!

 

[MacD]

I don’t know what that means!

Spell difficulty = higher one of used MP or enemy defense;
So there's no difference which one applies, if it would be vs. Melee defence, it' s a melee attack?

 

[Morrus]

Spell difficulty = higher one of used MP or enemy defense;
So there's no difference which one applies, if it would be vs. Melee defence, it' s a melee attack?

No difference. You're really making both checks, but if one's higher than the other, passing the higher obviously means you passed the lower.

 

[MacD]

Sorry, it's me again - digging holes in my own threaddump

Are ranges from spells also range increments - or do I have to buy the maximum range I want to use?

May I trade dice for damage when I cast evocation spells?
If yes, may I do that for damaging creation spells, too?
I dont think I may trade for damage while casting non-damaging spells.

 

[Morrus]

If it’s an attack roll, it’s an attack roll. Doesn’t matter which attribute it uses. Follows the same rules.

 

[MacD]

So even a charm person spell could inflict damage if I trade dices?

 

[RockyWilliams]

Unless I missed something in my quick read through to refresh my memory, you don't do an attack roll for a damaging creation spell.

You can attack with one, I mean if you make a sword or something, but that's just a normal attack roll. Not an attack with a creation spell. And if you create something that causes damage when they touch it (fire, lava, whatever), it's not an attack roll there either. Again, unless I missed something in that read through.

The range of the spell is it's range. Not a range increment. If it doesn't say range increment, it's always, as far as I've seen, just a range.

Compel and Enchant spells don't cause damage. Not by themselves.