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<blockquote data-quote="A'koss" data-source="post: 2455817" data-attributes="member: 840">I've never really liked the binary, all-or-nothing nature of SR. As a mental exercise, I thought about how it could be changed so that casting a spell would almost always had some effect and only rarely nothing. I thought about tying it to saving throws and re-working some of the benefits of making your save. For example, if you exceed the minimum number you need to save by 10, you take half damage/effect. Exceed it by 20, quarter damage/effect. Spell Resistance then becomes a bonus to your saving throw and you could even break it down by type if you wanted (Eg. +5 vs Magic, +10 vs Enchantments). I've toyed with a mental hit point scheme to go along with it called Resolve Points - eg. all Will save effects inflicted RP damage. You were okay until you ran out of RP and the effect could then take hold (eg. charm).&nbsp;That said, I agree with some of the other posters who have suggested that the game remove/alter the &quot;one hit wonder&quot; Save or Die/Nerf spells which can make HL play so grating.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="A'koss, post: 2455817, member: 840"] I've never really liked the binary, all-or-nothing nature of SR. As a mental exercise, I thought about how it could be changed so that casting a spell would almost always had some effect and only rarely nothing. I thought about tying it to saving throws and re-working some of the benefits of making your save. For example, if you exceed the minimum number you need to save by 10, you take half damage/effect. Exceed it by 20, quarter damage/effect. Spell Resistance then becomes a bonus to your saving throw and you could even break it down by type if you wanted (Eg. +5 vs Magic, +10 vs Enchantments). I've toyed with a mental hit point scheme to go along with it called Resolve Points - eg. all Will save effects inflicted RP damage. You were okay until you ran out of RP and the effect could then take hold (eg. charm). That said, I agree with some of the other posters who have suggested that the game remove/alter the "one hit wonder" Save or Die/Nerf spells which can make HL play so grating. [/QUOTE]

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