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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when. </LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:alexo#bigfoot,com">alexo#bigfoot,com</A> (Alex Oren)</LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:28:47 GMT</LI>
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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:34:26 -0800, JCL wrote:
} [...] Another fillip I've long liked are failed
} spells. Currently (most MUDs) failed spells either silently fizzle
} or merely drain the resources of the caster. I'd like something
} more noticable than that:
}
} -- some failed directional spells go in the wrong direction.
} -- failed tageted spells hit the wrong target.
} -- failed state-change spells (eg heal) do the reverse change (ie
} damage).
} -- failed damage spells reflect back on the caster and damage the
} caster.
} etc.
}
} etc.
}
} Just something to increase the risk of magic using, thus justifying
} increased cost and value of magic casters.
At one time the AD&D system had the concept of "wild magic". Basically, there
was a "wild mage" class that cast spells at a randomly determined mage level
delta. There was also a 5% chance that the spell would create a "wild surge",
giving an unpredictable result. The net.books site had a nice table of such
results to roll from.
Have fun,
Alex.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00171" HREF="msg00171.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when.</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Thu 14 Jan 1999, 21:05 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00194" HREF="msg00194.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00201" HREF="msg00201.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00183" HREF="msg00183.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when.</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 15 Jan 1999, 04:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00162" HREF="msg00162.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when.</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 14 Jan 1999, 15:55 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00178" HREF="msg00178.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels versus Skills, who uses them and when.</A></strong>,
Andy Cink <a href="mailto:ranthor#earthlink,net">ranthor#earthlink,net</a>, Thu 14 Jan 1999, 23:55 GMT
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