Blocking Magic

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Blocking Magic

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Under Shield Destruction (page 103) The rulebook states "A shield can defend against packet driven magic damage." Is this a typo?
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Post by Onyksi Rin'oviryn »

no, it's not.

a shield can take 1 magic boom (30 magic), at which point it is destroyed and you must drop it. i think a 15 will destroy it as well.

however, you can't keep taking packet hits on it, it's not a permanent spell blocker. only works once.
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But a heavy shield being hit by 10 magics wouldn't surge? SWEET!
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Post by dier_cire »

Basically, it doesn't matter the source, packet, melee, or area effect, if it takes over a certain damage in a single hit, it will be destroyed.

A light shield can take 9 damage. ie 10 will blow it up
A heavy can take 14 damage. ie 15 will blow it up

quality can add +1 I believe.
man-at-arms has a skill that adds +5.
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Yes, I get that. I was just under the incorrect assumption that magic surged like "crush" damage through a shield. (probably because magic can't be blacked by weapons, and surges through those)
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magic packet damage only surges through weapons.
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Post by Kidwynn »

Be a witch hunter...

Then if you get hit with a big boom you can brush it off with a grin...

Oh wait that's what I'd do as a witch hunter....hehehehe....
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