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- February 5, 2014 at 11:24 pm #150673AnonymousInactive
When casting a second Emphatic Link(sp) does this void the first, since it states you may only have one active at a time?
February 5, 2014 at 11:27 pm #256381AnonymousInactiveYes.
February 9, 2014 at 9:54 pm #256498AnonymousInactiveThat “Yes” is not really automatic or clearly defined. E.L. Is NOT dismissable. It can just as easily be inferred that you may not cast it at all if you already have one up.
February 10, 2014 at 7:15 am #256499AnonymousInactiveActually, this question was on the old forums, and Pedro explicitly stated casting a new one cancels the old one.
February 10, 2014 at 2:03 pm #256503AnonymousInactivePlease provide a link to it, or point out the ruling in an errata doc. Otherwise, it is judge’s call.
February 10, 2014 at 2:07 pm #256504AnonymousInactiveBetter yet, just show me the ruling in an errata doc. Judges cannot be expected to know X rulings on all the threads on forums that they may never visit.
February 10, 2014 at 2:19 pm #256506AnonymousInactivelol matt doesn’t need a spell to cast “emphatic” link (he does doe empathic link however)
this is not a clear rule and because we cant link to the old forums, I guess we are out of luck with what they said unless Pedro comments on this.
So Empathic link we have one that says “not dismissible” and one that says “dismissed when cast again ” and I would put in a third vote that my sense of the matter is that dismissible was probably left off on accident.
February 10, 2014 at 2:25 pm #256507AnonymousInactiveMatt,
I agree that the rules + errata document should be the definitive guide. To that end I think this is worth posting in the Ask the StatMonkey thread or in an errata thread. A GM shouldn’t be ‘held’ to anything beyond those two.
Given Encali mentioned it was in the old forums, a link is obviously out of the question.
Until then, it’s a judge’s call. If a player has the spell they may want to confirm in advance how the GM is going to interpret it.
With a sweep of his hat,
Paul
February 10, 2014 at 4:47 pm #256511AnonymousInactive1) If you cast a spell a second time on a single target, is the first casting negated, or does the second casting? Example, Benediction of the Gods is up, a second casting on the same target is made to switch blessings or increase bonus.
2) If first spell is negated, how does this work with non-Dismissable spells? Example, Empathic Link. For intent reasons I would say you can’t negate a first casting with a second if the spell is non-dismissable. Seems like a loop-hole at play to me.
3) If the second casting is a fail, what is the tick cost? Or is it a they can’t even try/don’t make the player waste ticks and strain?
February 10, 2014 at 11:45 pm #256536AnonymousInactiveRight, I can’t provide reference. All I can offer is intent right now. It’s obviously GM call until an official answer is given. I don’t recall any talk of whether it was supposed to be able to be dismissed or not.
February 11, 2014 at 11:10 am #256546AnonymousInactive3) If the second casting is a fail, what is the tick cost? Or is it a they can’t even try/don’t make the player waste ticks and strain?
I believe the book says failed spells are a speed 2 kerfluffle.February 12, 2014 at 5:03 am #256631AnonymousInactive3) If the second casting is a fail, what is the tick cost? Or is it a they can’t even try/don’t make the player waste ticks and strain?
I believe the book says failed spells are a speed 2 kerfluffle.
By fail I meant “fail.” Failing in this instance is not due to CTN (unless spell failure is mentioned elsewhere, it’s because the spell is already up. So how does that come into effect. Spells can fail due to there no longer being a legal target too, which isn’t covered in the books.February 13, 2014 at 1:08 am #256683AnonymousInactiveThat’d be a GM’s call, unless Henry or Pedro weigh in and clarify. Personally, I’d rule it as a speed 2 failure. KISS.
February 13, 2014 at 2:06 pm #256717AnonymousInactivegreetings,
If you recast emphatic link upon a target already under the effect of an emphatic link you simply re-fresh the the spells duration (which is 24 hours)
in all cases, the fresh casting overrides the previous casting, and yes you can switch effects in the case with different effects (Benediction)
note the target must stay within range for the entire duration, if the target leaves your maximum range the spell ends.
February 13, 2014 at 2:15 pm #256719AnonymousInactiveI’m assuming this means you can change targets with a recasting of Empathic Link.
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