The Dresden Files > DFRPG
From how far away can you hit someone with an evocation?
Ard3:
--- Quote from: neko128 on April 30, 2010, 07:45:58 PM ---Cunning PCs will abuse this heartily.
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IIRC it is harder than direct line of sight, but doable. Also it works both ways and simple piece of gum/tape/whatever will stop wizard from casting.
If you know beforehand where the optical cables are, you can just levitate spray paint bottle next to it.
Not really practical system really.
And yes, I have played Shadowrun ;)
Deadmanwalking:
--- Quote from: neko128 on April 30, 2010, 07:45:58 PM ---The real bitch of this is that it directly leads to the idea of a security setup where a mage sits in a room somewhere in the building, with an optical (not digital) switch that links a pair of goggles or magnifying screen to fibre-optic cables running to fisheye lenses in the ceiling of every room in the building. So when a security guard watching his motion detectors or video banks notices movement, he tells the wizard what room it's in, and the wizard switches the goggles to that lense, and *poof* they're targetable. Cunning PCs will abuse this heartily.
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This doesn't work in the Dresden Files for the good and simple reason that magic fucks technology the hell up. So, he'd need to do it with magic...which is easier said than done.
Personally, I wouldn't allow it if the image comes from anything more complex than a non-electric microscope, for that very reason.
exploding_brain:
So having established that the potential distance of the attack is one of the advantages of evocation, what kind of benefit might one grant for sacrificing that benefit.
Let's look at a wizard who wants to make some arcane brass knuckles as one of his rotes. It's a single target attack, much like Harry's Fuego spell, but you can only attack someone in the same zone with you. Normally you can't get anything for restricting an on-the-fly spell that way, because you know when you cast it if your target is close enough or not. But for a rote, we're picking the particulars ahead of time and hoping we guess right.
Would it be reasonable to add some small bonus to our magical brass knuckles rote in exchange for reducing it's range?
Biff Dyskolos:
--- Quote from: exploding_brain on May 01, 2010, 03:32:25 AM ---Would it be reasonable to add some small bonus to our magical brass knuckles rote in exchange for reducing it's range?
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Personally, I would say no. When I read about Harry's force ring in the books I always assumed that he connected with the target - making a Fist attack. I was surprised that the RPG had the force ring as a ranged attack targeted by Discipline. Other than the line of sight requirement and that vague statement on page YS:250 about range, the actual range never enters into the formula. As they has been said elsewhere, magic buys you the effect then you describe how it works. A Weapons:3 attack is the same whether it touch, short range, or long range.
KOFFEYKID:
No, Harry definitely uses the rings at range many times throughout the series, however every once in a while he does also punch at his target, if they are in range. I think in that situation harry can use fists as a complimentary skill, getting a +1 bonus to the discipline roll to aim the effect.
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