Re: Moving spell casters

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

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> From: Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>
> To: Steve Ames <steve@ns1.cioe.com>
> Cc: gmlist@ns1.cioe.com
> Subject: Re: Moving spell casters
> Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 9:34 AM
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> Also I quteo from the book, page 47 in the little books, this will
possibly
> change the nature of this arguement a bit.
> 
> "...Concentrating on the spell restricts the caster's actions to a
slow walk
> (1/5 normal movement rate) for any non-movement spells, and the
appropriate
> movement for movement spells...."
> 
> 

Hmm interesting..The entire section reads:

Once a spell has been cast and is active, the caster only needs to
concentrate on it when he desires to change the spell effect.  For
example, an ARISE spell requires no concentration to hover, but does
to lower or raise the target.  A FLY spell requires no concentration
to move straight at a constant velocity, but does to turn, slow
down, or speed up.  A conjuration takes no concentration to
maintain, but the caster must concentrate on it to make any changes
within the conjuration.
	Concentrating on the spell restricts the caster's actions to a slow
walk (1/5 normal movement rate) for any non-movement spell, and the
appropriate movement for movement spells.  Also he must maintain
line of sight (LOS) on the spell effect to be changed.  The caster
may not speak, nor perform other actions while concentrating. 

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By my interpretation this lends support for the entire proposition. 
Concentrating limits movement to 1/5.  Concentrating on the spell is
required only when changing the effect (similar to the original
casting in my opinion).  Maybe limit everyone to 1/5 movement rate
when performing another action (spell casting, multi-attack, etc)
instead of the proposed 1/4.  I like consistency.  Different rules
for one group versus another gets on my nerves (or my poor feeble
mind that can't remember that much :)  )


-Kris