Re: Move through

[Greg Mowczko <mooch@ns1.cioe.com>]

I'm for movement with casting. And using Wright as the argument builder:

> From: Wright Frazier <khelek>
>
> I still highly disagree with any sort of moving, short of hawksoar,
> while spell casting.  We already know that Spell casting takes
> the entire round(as shown by Speed and Quicken not giving
> extra moves/attacks to spell casting).  So that means 4 full sec(or however
> much) of complicated hand and mouth movements, as well as intense
> concentration.  This is shown by the fact that if you get hit while
> casting, you loose the spell.  You need a calm steady platform to
> cast from, or you can't cast.  Also if you get knocked over, then
> you loose your spell, granted that is a more jarring spell than
> moving, but you still are still jostling yourself while trying to
> devote all of your concentration to focus your energies as well as
> get the correct hand and mouth movements.

If someone trips you of course you don't get the spell off. Who says
intense concentration? For certain spells yes for others no. Practically
no concentration to cast Lamp ( once you get the hang of it ). How about
impose some Rank limit based on current ranks possessed? I cast a rank
1 in my sleep but rank 5 I have to work on?

Plus there are some spells that are Multi touch which inherently require
movement. A warding that only gets the 3 foot radius around you would
suck. I mean we are talking 4 seconds here. I can juggle and walk and that
requires hand-eye coordination. People can juggle and unicycle ( not me
I suck on a unincycle ).

> Someone suggested that walking and talking about some subject was like
> spell casting.  I disagree.  Spell casting is focusing energies that
> are not inherently available to everyone.  It takes something more to
> bring up these inner reserves, it takes full and complete concentration.
> Kinda like when the martial arts guys take the dramatic pause to summon
> and focus their energies before doing something big.

As Steve says a dramatic pause is 2 seconds not 4. And these energies are
inherently available to everyone ( accepting that Earth mages can't get
the Air energy )

> It will also complicate issues highly.  Since spell casting takes the
> entire round to complete(spell effects _ALWAYS_ go off at the end of
> the round after everyone has done everything else), do you calculate
> range from their original position? or final one?  Also do you have
> to have line of sight at the beginning of casting or the end to
> zorch someone?

Ending position of course.
>
> Wright

[ we've all seen Steve's post so it is removed ]

						Greg