Re: counters to both battery and channel

[Greg Mowczko <mooch>]

> From: Steve Ames <steve>
>
> > Mechanical counters to channel:
> >
> > Hirudo and Ra-ites
>
> Negative. All your changing is the method of rest/repair... not
> how they work.
>
> Hirudo and Ra-ites channel units the same as everyone else. They
> tire their pathways same as everyone else. To heal up, most people
> sleep. Hirudo drink blood. Ra-ites bathe in the sun. In the absence
> of divine energy to channel, perhaps neither of them can cast spells
> again. Or perhaps they channel something other than divine energy.
> Since Ra needs sunlight to cast some of their spells perhaps they
> actually channel sunlight. Rudrites need darkness...
>
> They are not examples against channelling in any way though.

But as currently worded they fit perfectly the concept of the battery.
As for the needing certain conditions to exist to cast a spell it is
a manipulation thing. You use the energy you have in you to manipulate
what the spell works with. 

> > Easiest way to make them jibe:

Leave it as battery.

> > Hirudo and Ra-ites are made out to be deviations from the norm as far as
> > unit recovery goes mechanically anyway ...
> >
> > Consider most cases channeling ... e.g. some of the source needs to be
> > there during casting.

Not true. Look at fireball. You open up a hole to the Elemental plane of fire
send that hole over to your target and it lets fire through.

> > Consider the Ra-ites and Hirudo exceptions ... e.g. they store DU, however
> > some of the source needs to be present when casting the spells that 
> > store their units.
>
> Why have exceptions. The more exceptions a rule has the less of a rule
> it is.
> 						-Steve

Yep why have exceptions both Ra-ites and Hirudo are worded to indicate
storage.

						Greg