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Biff Dyskolos:
You can have a rote that will allow you to safely cast a Weapon:X attack for the low, low price of 1 stress but is it worth it?

The first time you cast it, with a clear stress track, it is definitely worth it. But the second time your 1st stress box is already filled and you take 2 stress. You might as well cast a Weapon:(Conviction+1) attack for 2 stress, unless you have serious control issues.

luminos:
It just depends on how good your control is.  If your control, after bonuses, is two or three ranks higher than your power, then rotes are of limited use.  If your control is close to your power, rotes make sure you don't have backlash, and make it worth it.

Deadmanwalking:
Well, Attack Rotes have the advantage of never blowing up in your face, same as any other Rote. That's nothing to sneeze at.

JustinS:

--- Quote from: biff_dyskolos on May 01, 2010, 07:51:56 PM ---You can have a rote that will allow you to safely cast a Weapon:X attack for the low, low price of 1 stress but is it worth it?

The first time you cast it, with a clear stress track, it is definitely worth it. But the second time your 1st stress box is already filled and you take 2 stress. You might as well cast a Weapon:(Conviction+1) attack for 2 stress, unless you have serious control issues.

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Well, if you have the conviction, you can always do a rote for more then that (X+3) so the last spell you can pull off without taking consequences does not do something unpredictable.

Biff Dyskolos:

--- Quote from: biff_dyskolos on May 01, 2010, 07:51:56 PM ---...unless you have serious control issues.

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Yup, got that covered.

So, control issues aside, I don't see the advantage of an attack rote. Defencive rotes on the other hand I can totally see the advantage. Unless your block gets penetrated (and you can always convert it to armour on the fly to prevent that) or you get counterspelled, you only need to cast that rote the first time - then you can just keep extending the duration. But attacks are different.

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