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Shadowrun Play => Rules and such => Topic started by: LukeZ on <09-23-19/1446:07>

Title: Artificing Focus Force
Post by: LukeZ on <09-23-19/1446:07>
"At the end of the crafting time, it is time for the truly tricky part of the process: invoking the power of the focus. Make an Enchanting + Magic vs formula Force + telesma’s Object Resistance. This counts as the culmination of all your work over the days, and you can’t use Edge for this test. Your net hits from this test, if you succeed, become the actual Force of the focus."

Another "strange thing": you have Magic 6 and are working with a Force 4 formula to make a focus. You get 5 net hits from the Enchanting + Magic vs formula Force + telesma’s Object Resistance roll. The resulting Focus has Force 4 or Force 5?
Title: Re: Artificing Focus Force
Post by: Michael Chandra on <09-23-19/1544:43>
Rules would be 5 I think but yeah 4 makes more sense to me.
Title: Re: Artificing Focus Force
Post by: Shinobi Killfist on <09-23-19/1701:29>
Rules would be 5 I think but yeah 4 makes more sense to me.

Yeah that’s one I expect to be changed. As it would then make sense to always low ball your formulas.
Title: Re: Artificing Focus Force
Post by: Noble Drake on <09-23-19/1832:01>
There are definitely a few places in which prior edition rules got taken out only partially so there are little dangling bits of rules that don't entirely function. The intent for force of the formula to limit how many hits you can count (as it worked in SR5) seems clear since there is no reason to use higher-force formulas with the mechanics as-written otherwise.
Title: Re: Artificing Focus Force
Post by: Michael Chandra on <09-24-19/0223:28>
I hated that limit in 5e. It should be NET hit limit for predictability.
Title: Re: Artificing Focus Force
Post by: Shinobi Killfist on <09-24-19/0649:25>
I hated that limit in 5e. It should be NET hit limit for predictability.

Then the formulas shouldn’t have a rating or the rating should be bonus dice on a test.