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[MarkD]

Does Incarna Mortis make you immune to jade/onyx for the duration?

Cheers,
Mark

No, it gives you undead immunities to miracles.

Lee

[Forefallen]

Hey Lee,

Some questions about sights:

Does 4th level Vessel or the Dragons make you immune to undead spirit sight (no fleshy eyes)

Does the 7 winds make you immune to elemental sight?

My inclination would be no but I’m told otherwise
Thanks
Jack

No, you still have a spirit at lvl 4 vessel.
And Elemental sight doesn't target you.

Lee

[Forefallen]

How much ISP is Forearm Parry now? 16 or 25.

ISP book (which I believe is from 2012) says 25, but you have a forum post in 2014 clarifying it to 16.

Thanks
Jack

25, isp book is from about 2015.

Lee

[DavidFisher]

Hi Lee

As an elf with 3 vs TOD, 2 vs. spiritual mantics and 1/2 black, if struck with a mantic TOD (black mana), what would I take?

3 vs TOD takes to a 12/12 cause serious

1/2 black might take to 6/6

2 vs spiritual mantics might then take to 2/2

Thanks

David

you are correct.

Lee

[dhurrell]

Does a weapon have to be sharp *or* blunt, or is it possible to be both?
E.g. a maul as a double headed weapon, an axe on one side and hammer on another
E.g. a spear - I've had some refs say it is only meant to be used for the pointy end only, so can't do blunt on the shaft end

Thanks for clarifying
Dave

If its a safe phys rep then yes it can be both, it's been done with spears for eyars

Lee

[Simon]

Does a weapon have to be sharp *or* blunt, or is it possible to be both?
E.g. a maul as a double headed weapon, an axe on one side and hammer on another
E.g. a spear - I've had some refs say it is only meant to be used for the pointy end only, so can't do blunt on the shaft end

Thanks for clarifying
Dave

If its a safe phys rep then yes it can be both, it's been done with spears for eyars

Lee

Spears are an oddity, because the shaft isn't always built as a striking surface with a minimum amount of foam. Going back into days-of-old, butt-striking with a spear was only allowed if your spear had extra collars at the bottom like a macehead or a studded/spiked maul.

It's much like striking with the 'flat' of a latex sword's blade; plain spearhafts are not sufficiently padded to class as a striking surface, please don't do it. You get a lot of inertia on pole weapons, I've seen people at fest events literally concussed by players with thin, long staffs.

Plain spearhafts are not a safe physrep for striking.

Simon.

[Leo]

Settle a lunchtime discussion for us.

Let's say I have the first grade of strength from the tables, +1 Strength (max +2) from KOTL and +1 Strength (max +3) from Titan.

Does this stack to 3, or does the max+2 in the middle prevent that?

3, titan is the last one.

Lee

[JulianW]

Dear Lee

Can you clarify please

If one person has a pure weapon and the other has an entirely physical one, can they parry each other?

(Game logic vs it being rubbish to play out in practice)

system logic says no, but let's just have cool fights. We can easily justify it if we think about it (I mean who in sort of real life can be battered with a sword 200 times).
Shields and armour are different and don't work.

As I have said many times. A little commen sense and letting the game work goes a long way. So using you example fighting bst sword to but sword is one thing, bst pure sword vs physical staff and sword is just no.
Julian

[MarkD]

Hey Lee!

Simple one this time - can a warlock blink away from a wraith they cannot hurt, similarly can they wall off an encounter so they can walk past it and not do it?

Personally I think the answer is no and wouldn't as my warlock, but others have differing opinions.

Cheers,
Mark

Warlock can now cast spells for a combat advantage. Blinking away from a fight is ok.
Walling off dominated people is equally fine, as is wall of stone to split up monsters.
Wall of stone to avoid fighting a hard thing is within the rules.

Lee

[Ryan]

As I have said many times. A little commen sense and letting the game work goes a long way. So using you example fighting bst sword to but sword is one thing, bst pure sword vs physical staff and sword is just no. [/i]
Julian

So full cards on the table pure priests can use their pure weapons to parry physical weapons now…

Wow…

Clearly no, I said be cool with it. If you are fighting and happen to parry as part of the natural cool fight that's one thing. if you just back step and wave your pure sword around to block a purely physical weapon that is just being rubbish, especially if they are immune to your pure weapon.

Assuming both people are effecting each other and fight in a cool way and blows get parried that's ok, otherwise you may as well stand next to each other and hit each other as fast as you can until one of you dies. If you start abusing it then you are cheating.

Lee

[MarkD]

Posting on Adam's behalf as he's lost forum access:

"Can Pact with the Efreeti from Denizen of Khaniabhad be used on any advanced spells, or just handbook, as its not very clear"

Cheers,
Mark

I agree could be clearer. Standard only.

Lee

[Netheril]

Few things that have come up recently:

Can you use a mantic deny power to stop someone casting total heal on themself? I said no, but was pointed out by wording of the ability that total heal is an other effecting miracle so is subject to deny power. I think the intent is deny power can never stop you casting something on yourself, but that's not how it is worded?

Does enhance spell shield work against a dying effect of the correct powerbase? Again I said no, because Sirac had lots of take ranged attack type abilities that didnt work on dying effects. But a fair number of very experienced people seem to think dying effects DO count as ranged attacks.

Similarly, without yellow paper can you deny power or pure force dying effects?

Cheers,

Sean

Standardly Deny Powers only spells, however it can work on a plate other cast on self for example.

I think it depends on the dying effect and it is best to check. If I'd set a demon with a dying effect of disruption it's probably ok as its likely its fire lashing out. If I'd set a caveman with a dying effect of the black wolf stamps on you then no.

Deny power no as its not cast, Pure force yes.

Lee

[JustinC]

I can't believe I'm doing this, but:

As Eldias, I'm base race light elf and gold drave. Historically, these two points of racially-derived DAC have stacked without issue. Is this still the case, or would I now need a points app?
As Blasphemous I'm a goblin. I join the Brood and get Gold Drave innates. Does the 1pt of DAC from Gold Drave racial benefits (from a guild) stack with goblin DAC?
Would the 1pt of Gold Drave racial DAC derived from a guild benefit stack with 1 DAC from OOM?

Sorry

JC

Yes they stack, but if people try and abuse it (I can't think of any easy examples but probably involves goblin) I'll take the non-standard away.
Yes pact with drake stacks, and it stacks with OoM.

Lee

[063whii]

Hi Lee,

1) If racial innates include extra AC, is this racial AC?

2) If you gain those innates from a source that is not your race, (e.g. an item), does the answer to 1) change?

3) Does racial AC of the same type from different sources stack?

Anthony

Sorry this is too broad to answer properly, but what I think you are saying:

Is Gold Drave DAC racial = Yes
Does it stack with Pact with the Gold Drake innates = Yes.

Lee