tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post727971043514662455..comments2023-04-07T01:24:10.515-07:00Comments on No School Grognard: More Rational Damage SpellsMark Langsdorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00301984145275679568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-19290573369473129772014-07-26T13:46:25.302-07:002014-07-26T13:46:25.302-07:00I generally don't think tracking Hard of Heari...I generally don't think tracking Hard of Hearing/Deafness is worth it, but giving them a Symptom effect like Sonic Screamers (UT125).<br /><br />Looking up the rules for HESH (HT 170), you're looking at (wildly optimistically) applying 1/10th the max damage of a 6d+24* contact explosion, so 4-5 cu damage at best. I wouldn't worry about the spalling, and I think firing through walls is something we just don't want.<br /><br />(*IQ25 elf with with 9 levels of magic talents does 6d base damage for a single target spell, +1/die for enlarging, +3/die for a thunder spell).Mark Langsdorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301984145275679568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-21290457316949453472014-07-26T09:47:26.325-07:002014-07-26T09:47:26.325-07:00Thinking about Thunder: A side effect of Hard of H...Thinking about Thunder: A side effect of Hard of Hearing or Deafening? Increased range in water? Being able to fire through homogenous solids if you make contact with one side, with potential spalling?Emily Smirlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855334946339324522noreply@blogger.com