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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6262854" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Modos RPG Q&amp;A: 02/14/2014Michael Terlisner, with Rodney Thompson[HR][/HR]&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ro3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Y&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ou've got questions—we've got answers!&nbsp; [HR][/HR]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/4new/icons/1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Doesn't the concentration rule effectively eliminate lower-level&nbsp; buff spells from a caster's repertoire once they get higher-level spells&nbsp; that are more effective?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yes and no.&nbsp; Higher-level spells will be more effective and cost fewer metaphysical points per casting action than lower-level spells, so casters might choose to cast the more effective spells.&nbsp; However, lower-level spells are less difficult to cast, which means that 1) they're more likely to be cast without error and 2) they're more difficult to counter.&nbsp; So a caster still has good reason to know some lower-level spells.&nbsp;&nbsp; Since all spells lasting more than one round require concentration, there is an effective cap of about three spells that a caster can maintain at one time.&nbsp; So concentration, as a rule, is really&nbsp; helping keep a handle on some of the most powerful spellcasting effects&nbsp; and is one of the most effective effect-stacking mechanisms we have.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/4new/icons/2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Would it be possible to have a feat that would allow spellcasters to maintain concentration on two or more spells at a time?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Well, they're called &quot;perks&quot; in Modos RPG.&nbsp; And the perk, &quot;spell maintenance,&quot; grants a caster one additional concentration (spell maintenance) action per round.&nbsp; Action-economy is a major tactical focus in the game, and casters are welcome to gain the ability to maintain spells at the expense of losing perks in other areas.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/4new/icons/3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Do main villain type monsters have ways to shrug off completely debilitating effects?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; No.&nbsp; That would be broken.&nbsp; Villain monsters have the same resources for shrugging off effects as characters do: defense skills.&nbsp; These are Parry (P), Concentration (M), and Willpower (MP), and like all other actions, they cannot be used if a villain spends his actions on attacks or other activities.&nbsp;&nbsp; We’re definitely treating&nbsp; villain-type monsters in this regard much like we did Solo monsters in version 1.0, and we're taking a lot of what we learned in the&nbsp; development of those monsters over the years and applying them to the&nbsp; monsters in the next edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 6262854, member: 6685730"] [B][COLOR=#800000][SIZE=5]Modos RPG Q&A: 02/14/2014[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] Michael Terlisner, with Rodney Thompson [HR][/HR] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ro3.jpg[/IMG] Y ou've got questions—we've got answers! [HR][/HR] [COLOR=#0033cc] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/4new/icons/1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif[/IMG] [B]Doesn't the concentration rule effectively eliminate lower-level buff spells from a caster's repertoire once they get higher-level spells that are more effective?[/B] [/COLOR] Yes and no. Higher-level spells will be more effective and cost fewer metaphysical points per casting action than lower-level spells, so casters might choose to cast the more effective spells. However, lower-level spells are less difficult to cast, which means that 1) they're more likely to be cast without error and 2) they're more difficult to counter. So a caster still has good reason to know some lower-level spells. Since all spells lasting more than one round require concentration, there is an effective cap of about three spells that a caster can maintain at one time. So concentration, as a rule, is really helping keep a handle on some of the most powerful spellcasting effects and is one of the most effective effect-stacking mechanisms we have. [COLOR=#0033cc] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/4new/icons/2.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif[/IMG] [B]Would it be possible to have a feat that would allow spellcasters to maintain concentration on two or more spells at a time?[/B] [/COLOR] Well, they're called "perks" in Modos RPG. And the perk, "spell maintenance," grants a caster one additional concentration (spell maintenance) action per round. Action-economy is a major tactical focus in the game, and casters are welcome to gain the ability to maintain spells at the expense of losing perks in other areas. [COLOR=#0033cc] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/4new/icons/3.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/clear.gif[/IMG] [B]Do main villain type monsters have ways to shrug off completely debilitating effects?[/B] [/COLOR] No. That would be broken. Villain monsters have the same resources for shrugging off effects as characters do: defense skills. These are Parry (P), Concentration (M), and Willpower (MP), and like all other actions, they cannot be used if a villain spends his actions on attacks or other activities. We’re definitely treating villain-type monsters in this regard much like we did Solo monsters in version 1.0, and we're taking a lot of what we learned in the development of those monsters over the years and applying them to the monsters in the next edition. [/QUOTE]

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