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| Nov 4, 2019 at 21:14 | comment | added | Slagmoth | Grr... another dead link. | |
| Jun 27, 2013 at 12:18 | comment | added | sergut | But there is no such thing as "three bolts with impunity" (not before Legendary rank, at least). The risk of becoming shaken (and/or losing precious bennies) with three bolts is quite high (even for Heroic magic-users with the Wizard edge). As a matter of fact, it is much more likely that your wizard will become shaken than that she will not need to pay power points because of those 3 bolts (3 times for Spellcasting d12, 10 times for Spellcasting d10). | |
| Jun 26, 2013 at 13:06 | comment | added | David Allan Finch | I think that is the point. Some people think they are and some think they aren't. All I can say is that in the two Savage World Campaigns I have refereed and one I have played in it has seamed like that to us. What was also noticeable was that the pure fighter types over powered the Wizards in the end, as they had access to Magic Sword etc that improved their damage which the Wizard did not. So I am lead to think that once the Wizard does three bolts with impunity then the fighters should have magic weapons. | |
| Jun 26, 2013 at 9:24 | history | edited | sergut | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 26, 2013 at 9:23 | comment | added | sergut | True, but that does not make wizards overpowered (which was your original question) because most powers cost several power points and because of all the other weaknesses of wizards pointed above, including the danger of self-harm. On the one hand, a wizard using only one small bolt per turn is not much better than a weak archer and does not "overwhelm the fighter types" that deal 2d8, 2d10 or more per attack; on the other hand, a wizard using several small bolts per turn, big bolts, confusions, blasts, etc, will run out of power points quickly (and risk shaking themselves). | |
| Jun 25, 2013 at 13:01 | comment | added | David Allan Finch | Shooting arrows (or any missile weapon) have 1's hit bystanders. Which is the almost the same (ok not as bad). ROF 3 weapons have the same problem. The point is that with the Wizard Edge you get to keep your MP on a raise. There is no other Edge that this happens. | |
| Jun 25, 2013 at 12:41 | comment | added | sergut | The point still stands: using magic costs bennies (unlike, say, shooting arrows). | |
| Jun 25, 2013 at 10:53 | comment | added | David Allan Finch | True but in reality what happens is a player only does this if they have what they view is spare beanies to make a re roll. And hence it never happens unless the situation is desperate. | |
| Jun 25, 2013 at 10:03 | comment | added | sergut | The probability of getting a 1 and becoming shaken when conjuring 3 Bolts is 33% for Spellcasting d8, 27% for d10, and 23% for d12. Not negligible. | |
| Jun 25, 2013 at 10:01 | history | edited | sergut | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 19, 2013 at 18:18 | history | edited | SevenSidedDie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 19, 2013 at 17:07 | history | answered | sergut | CC BY-SA 3.0 |