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YuriPup:
I want to go back to the tazer field and confining someone with magic to get them killed. I think that if it doesn't count as a breaking of the First Law, any wizard who keeps someone around who is willing to kill will be able to kill far too easily. I would also say that the wizards will is far to involved in the taking of the life not to be tainted.
The reason the ward swords don't count is the will to create the enchantment on the sword is far, far removed from the will used to do the killing. Additionally, the swords don't do magical damage, as far as we know, and are enchanted only to cut through enchantments and don't do extra damage to flesh. The magic of the sword isn't involved in the kill--removing the enchanting will by another degree.
I am thinking, on the laws, that the scale to be used is how much is the attacker's free will being used to magically remove the defender's free will.
greycouncilmember:
--- Quote from: YuriPup on August 20, 2010, 05:31:39 PM ---I want to go back to the tazer field and confining someone with magic to get them killed. I think that if it doesn't count as a breaking of the First Law, any wizard who keeps someone around who is willing to kill will be able to kill far too easily. I would also say that the wizards will is far to involved in the taking of the life not to be tainted.
The reason the ward swords don't count is the will to create the enchantment on the sword is far, far removed from the will used to do the killing. Additionally, the swords don't do magical damage, as far as we know, and are enchanted only to cut through enchantments and don't do extra damage to flesh. The magic of the sword isn't involved in the kill--removing the enchanting will by another degree.
I am thinking, on the laws, that the scale to be used is how much is the attacker's free will being used to magically remove the defender's free will.
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In the DFRPG system you choose the method of taking somebody out. You don't have to kill them. Why not just knock them out? If I thought for a second that my tazer spell was being used to kill, I would not use it. That's the kind of spell you use to buy some time possibly when you want to negotiate or you just need to stop them from doing something? if a caster's life is in danger and he stops somebody in a way that only prevents them from further hurting, how does that break any laws?
babel2uk:
--- Quote from: YuriPup on August 20, 2010, 05:31:39 PM ---I want to go back to the tazer field and confining someone with magic to get them killed. I think that if it doesn't count as a breaking of the First Law, any wizard who keeps someone around who is willing to kill will be able to kill far too easily.
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At which point they are likely to be attracting the attention of the Mortal authorities. Don't confuse not breaking the First Law of Magic with not having to face consequences of killing someone. It might not cause an instant Wizards trial, but it will certainly cause the Wardens to start watching you, and you can expect hard questions to be asked about why you did it. And the answers had better be damn good.
eberg:
--- Quote from: infusco on August 19, 2010, 08:46:44 PM ---Well, first off, the spell description itself clashes with the rules. You can't make an evocation maneuver last an entire scene. :P
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I got clarification from Fred that Aspects generated from Evocation maneuvers work the same as non-magical maneuvers. That is, if you get at least one shift of effort, it is sticky and will last the scene or until it is removed.
Jaxom Faux:
the book says that if someone dies as a result of your magic (even accidentally or through other means ie. falling to death) that you are still responsible for the effects of you magic and therefore a lawbreaker 1st.
you holding them helpless while someone else decaps them means they still died as a result of your magic. lawbreaker time.
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