Re: teresium

["Kris Ames" <kris@cioe.com>]

My vote is for rule 2 (What an accounting head ache otherwise)
-Kris

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> From: Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>
> To: Steve Ames <steve@ns1.cioe.com>
> Cc: gmlist@ns1.cioe.com; mooch@ns1.cioe.com
> Subject: Re: teresium
> Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 2:14 PM
> 
> > > I think it says "slowly drain" is due to the small amounts
> > > usually used to effect the drain. I believe Dan did the
> > > translation that 1 oz. drains 1 U ( EU/DU ). So it should
> > > read:
> > > 	Magic is drained from an individual at a rate of
> > > 1 Unit ( Elemental and Divine ) per oz. per round.
> > 
> > Yep.
> > 
> > > 	What about groups of people? I think it all matters
> > > on the Terisium and not how much it can absorb but how much
> > > it can suck out of people surrounded.
> > 
> > Doh. Didn't think of that. An argument can be made either way.
> > 
> > 1) A group of five people lost 1 unit ever five rounds...
teresium
> >    can only absorb X energy at Y rate.
> > 
> > 2) It doesn't matter how many people are surrounded. The
teresium doesn't
> >    absorb the energy, it causes the caster's to lose it, perhaps
by setting
> >    up some form of dispersion field within its area.
> > 
> > Theory 2 is easier to GM especially if people are moving into
and out
> > of the circle a lot. And its not so screwy that people would
actually
> > argue it. Just lose the 'absorb' belief. Two one ounce circles
is the 
> > same as a single two ounce circle, etc...
> > 
> > 						-Steve
> > 
> 
> I personally prefer 2).  As steve said..its easier to run.
> 
> Wright
>