[ArM5] The magic spoon thingy (was: intro & a couple of questions)

[Matthew L. Seidl]

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 09:07:40 -0800, "Erik Dahl" writes:
>Goran Topic (>>) and Matthew L. Seidl (>) wrote: 
>> I've seen no good way for magic resistance to not be
>> broken, without allowing it to detect the intention
>> of the incoming spell.  If someone has one, I'd be
>> happy to hear it.
>
>I've been considering a suggestion: the idea that all of my own spells
>automatically pass through my Parma, just like those with Range: Personal
>do. This has many other ramifications, but it addresses the basic problem of
>simple spells altering some insignificant aspect of an incoming object,
>because those objects would not be resisted. It would also make me more
>vulnerable to magic items I created that are used against me, and would mean
>that I need to be far enough away from the target of my BoAF spells and the
>like so that I don't get caught in the blast, but that seems to be standard
practice.

So you have two mages, one makes all the polearms purple, the other
makes them smell like roses.  My spell can't get through your parma,
and yours not through mine.

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