From: kmikkola@gamma.hut.fi (Kalle M Mikkola) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc Subject: RoleMaster: CHART for resolving when the target detects a spell Date: 29 Jul 1994 21:51:44 GMT
I have had a vague system for resolving when the target of a spell detects the spell. I decided to write it down more accurately and ask if somebody has another system for this or some ideas that would make this better.
------------ RoleMaster: NOTICE-OER (N-OER) -- how the target detects a spell Kalle.Mikkola@HUT.Fi 1994-07-29 1. if the spell fails ("F" result) it cannot be detected 2. otherwise (whether the target makes its RR or not) the target makes an OER to which it adds the following bonuses/penalties: - the bonus/minus from Base Spell Attack Table reversed (the same one that was added to RR but now substracted) (this is because more powerful spells are more easily detected) - target adds his RR bonus and substracts the value in RR table he had to get in order to make his RR - casters option: 2^(n-1) rounds casting time ==> -10n to N-OER (n>=1) - casters option: +n to RR ==> -2n to N-OER (n>=0) - optional penalty (0...-100): the target trusts the caster - + 50, if the target suspects a spell being cast [- optional: bonus/penalty due to the spell] [- optional: target adds his level and substracts casters level] [- optional: target substracts the casters BSOB] Only one of the following three bonuses is applicaple (i.e. not cumulatively) - 0, if the spell reads or alters the targets thoughts (Charm/Telepathy/...) - - 50, if the spell affects the target without altering its mind (Sleep, Stun (Jolts), Heal, ...) - - 100, if the spell doesn't read nor affect the targets thoughts (e.g. a location or a detection spell) - Bolts, Walls, Rings of fire, ... that don't have a target cannot be detected this way Only one of the following bonuses is applicaple (i.e. not cumulatively) + 100, if the target can cast the same spell + 50, if the target can cast a quite similar spell + 20, if the target can cast a spell - 50, if the target hasn't experienced person-affecting spells consciously 3. Find the corresponding row in the following table: (of course modify the result due to circumstances and the knowledge of the target) (of course near the upper limit the suspicions are stronger that near the lower limit) >450: the target also has a good idea about the casters purpose >350: the target also has a general idea about the casters purpose >250: the target is absolutely sure that there was a spell and knows exactly the spell and accurately (1%) the direction and distance to the caster (for each +50 divide the 1% by 10) and knows the general feelings of the caster and his surface thoughts 201..250: the target is sure that there was a spell and knows accurately the quality of the spell and quite accurately (3%) the direction and distance to the caster and knows approximately the general feelings of the caster 151..200: the target is practically sure that there was a spell and knows quite accurately the quality of the spell and knows approximately (10%) the direction and distance to the caster and has also a vague idea of the general feelings of the caster 101..150: the target is almost sure that there was a spell and knows approximately the quality of the spell and has also an idea (30%) of the direction and distance to the caster 76..100: the target feels it very likely that there was a spell and has a general idea of the quality of the spell 51..75: the target feels it quite likely that there was a spell and has some idea of the quality of the spell 26..50: the target suspects the spell 0..25: the target suspects slightly -1..-20: the target doesn't appreciably notice the spell < -20: the target doesn't notice the spell < -50: the target has it hard to believe that there was a spell (if somebody tries to insist so) < -100: the target has it almost impossible to believe that there was a spell -- Kalle.Mikkola@hut.fi 358-0-8036053 - speak softly and carry a +30 mithril sword