Re: Clearing the Fog

[Steve Ames <steve>]

> > Way off base on several points:
> > 
> > 1) even base teresium exists partly outside our dimension (is rules
> >    thus so that we can't make more using elemental mastery or some
> >    other spell). Since it exists in multiple dimensions at once it
> >    can't be magicall reporduced.
>
> Are we going to do this with reason or game balance?  The twain seldom
> intermingle.

Going by the book. Per GM agreement.

> > 2) Teresium _MUST_ encircle someone for it to drain SU. This has as
> >    much to do with the circle as with the fact that its teresium.
>
> This was a game balance ruling, terisium hasn't always had to encircle,
> and the circle has no effect oon the properties of terisium.

But _IS_ listed as the rules in the book. If we don't like it we
propose a change and get a majority vote. *shrug*

> > 3) Teresium has no effect on magic items as that would be base teresium
> >    able to affect higher magnitude teresium. Doesn't happen that way.
> >    It _CAN_ happen that way. Dan posted the formula. You can do the
> >    math and calculate how much teresium you'd need to dork with even
> >    a wimpy magic item.
>
> When you elevate the state of terisium, it ceases to exist in this plane.
> The source of the defer just recieves power from the elevated terisium.
> This would make it consistent that you cant effect the powersource that's
> not there. 

I agree with the results if not the reasoning :)

> > 4) Teresium _has_ been ruled to have an affect on magical effects. This
> >    has never been voted on or documents so that ruling went away when
> >    we all started playing by the rules. :)
> > 
> >    Remeber that we do not rule based on precidence anymore. We all
> >    agreed to this. If your new and didn't agree on this you should
> >    for the sake of consistency. Whoever co-GMd with you should have
> >    explained the ropes.
>
> When the operation of certain things like terisium and matrices have only
> been dealt with by one guy who wouldn't divulge their  secrets, all we
> have
> is speculation and precident.  We shouldn't just drop some of that way
> cool stuff, and we need to figure out what the rules really are if Dan
> doesn't shed some light on this stuff.

Teresium is dealt with. The only proposal for modifying the
rules that I've ever seen was the 1 ounce = 1 SU ammendment
which got dropped when Dan revealed the more complex but 
_MUCH_ more powerful equation that he believed in. In the end
we are all power gamers :)

As for Matrix. I'll agree with you. There has been very little
definition. Personally I don't want to see any. I want some
player character to experiment and for the information to come
of this. As soon as there is a rule someone _WILL_ build a
2x2x2 matrix just because they know it causes an overshadowing
of our world with the jurassic and gives them the power to fart
like a T-Rex. Its in the book. Its common knowledge.
This kind of information is the stuff of wizards and most people
should only have heard legend and speculation.

Steve "Am I still a GM? Who has the List" Ames