Re: matrix gems (again)

[Steve Ames <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>]

If thats the goal why bother? Thats already wrong. You have to be
touching it for the whole process. Six of us can't just touch a
warrior gem for a second and then get bonuses... same applies to
nomad gems. We don't need a rule change, we just need less
munchkinism.

-Steve

On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 09:36:15AM -0500, John Hogg wrote:
> clarify "attune to" to include holding against skin for x amount of time,
> if the goal is to keep the "touch the gem for a second for a bonus" from
> happening without someone taking damage for the act out of background.
> 
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Foo wrote:
> 
> > 
> > We seem to all basically agree...so how does the following ruling sound?
> > 
> > Matrix Gems require a day of study to attune to.  You must be touching the
> > gem during this day.  When it is on your person and touching your skin,
> > you recieve the appropriate bonuses to skills/spell units/incants
> > according to the type of gem you have.  If it is not touching your skin,
> > you do not recieve any bonuses.  
> > 
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