cutsleeve
Jul 6th, '03, 08:13 PM
according to the text on delayed effect on pg. 164 of the hero fifth ed. limitations such as gestures, incantation, extra time, ect are completed during the prepsrstion of the power and that the various rolls for activation come at the time of use.
On to the questions:
1) can you reverse this order. In effect creating a delayed effect that requires an activation or skill roll in its preperation (such a spell that requires research to compile the correct formulas to prepare a spell). Can you also add gestures, incantations, and other limitations that normally are placed in preparations in the use area of the power. Basically creating a power that requires you to research the power to prepare it and use gestures and incantations in the use of the power.
2) If you can rearange the order of these effects how would you have to structure a power that requires gestures, incantaions, skill rolls, activation rolls, or other such limitations for both sides of the effect. Such as a power which requires a skill roll simulating research to prepare its effect and another skill/or the same skill to use it after it is prepared. Examples (a spell that requires gestures and incantaions to prepare and requires the same incantaions and gestures ,or differant ones, to cast the spell) (or a spell that requires an "arcane knowledge" skill roll to prepare the spell and then another "arcane application" skill roll to see if you have properly figured out the combat configurations for the second half of the spell, the actual use and casting of it).
3) am i making this more complicated then it really is.
Hope ive actually arranged this in a way thats understandable i sometimes ramble. :D
On to the questions:
1) can you reverse this order. In effect creating a delayed effect that requires an activation or skill roll in its preperation (such a spell that requires research to compile the correct formulas to prepare a spell). Can you also add gestures, incantations, and other limitations that normally are placed in preparations in the use area of the power. Basically creating a power that requires you to research the power to prepare it and use gestures and incantations in the use of the power.
2) If you can rearange the order of these effects how would you have to structure a power that requires gestures, incantaions, skill rolls, activation rolls, or other such limitations for both sides of the effect. Such as a power which requires a skill roll simulating research to prepare its effect and another skill/or the same skill to use it after it is prepared. Examples (a spell that requires gestures and incantaions to prepare and requires the same incantaions and gestures ,or differant ones, to cast the spell) (or a spell that requires an "arcane knowledge" skill roll to prepare the spell and then another "arcane application" skill roll to see if you have properly figured out the combat configurations for the second half of the spell, the actual use and casting of it).
3) am i making this more complicated then it really is.
Hope ive actually arranged this in a way thats understandable i sometimes ramble. :D