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Yes, mages should be able to spend 2 mana to increase their spell's Zap roll by 1.

Yes, mages should be able to spend 3 mana to increase their spell's Zap roll by 1.

Yes, mages should be able to spend 3 mana to increase their spell's Zap roll by 1, but doing this provokes a Luck roll: on a roll of 2 or less, the spell loses one Awk.

No, this is a very bad idea.

No, this is a somewhat bad idea, I have my own ideas. (Post in thread).

[NAV]

Yeah, no mech. Don't trust it, don't need it. Double beard flail the golem.

[Beirus]

Cut Mage into tiny chunks.

[FallacyofUrist]

((What would a very high ZAP, very low AWK spell do (say, 7 ZAP ,0 AWK)? Backfire gloriously, or would it just fizzle?))

((Awk is for control over the spell, Zap is for power. I would feel justified causing massive damage to the caster on those rolls. Of course, with your spell there's also a luck roll involved.))

Sample Turn Thirteen: Misfire and futile combat.

INIT
Golemdrake(2-1=1)
Mage(2)
Ecco(3+2=5)
Cain(3+1=4)
Oric(1?)
SWAT leader(1!)

Ecco facepalms, smelling the fresh grass. He notices the two(well...?) most powerful forces in the Warrens tackling each other. This might not end well. He notices the mech. (5+2=7) Bam, he's there in a flash and climbing into the mech.

Ecco Will(2) A force from the mech channels through him, taking control of his arms! The mech's arms swing towards(5) The SWAT leader! They fire(5) the auto cannon! (4+2(rapidly shooting possessed firearm)vs.3) (4+2vs.1) Mage luck(3) The SWAT leader is dead. Very dead. Mage isn't having a nice day, his body received a few of the bullets. Ouch. (2) He collapses from the shock. (stunned, next turn)

Cain casts the Remnant spell, point blank.

Zap(5+4=9)
Awk(3+2=5)

A wisp of Aether appears. It swells. Oric notices. It swells. (explode at turn end, massive force)

Mage grunts in pain. (2) Agh, no, he's not running around with those flail thingamagics right now.

SWAT leader punches death in the face, waking up just long enough to curse the mech. Then he's very dead.

Golemdrake (5) receives a mental blow from Drake, but retains control. Sword attack is applied... (2) targeting Ecco in the mech. (6vs.2-1=1) (3+1+1=5vs.1+3) Sparks fly across the mech's leg. It remains strong.

Oric levels his palm at Cain, point blank.

Zap(1+6=7)
Awk(5+3=8)

(6+2=8vs.6-4+1=3) (1+2(low dodge)+2(high power)=5vs.6+3=9) Cain shrugs as the beam splits in two, going right past him.

The Remnant explodes in the midst of Cain and Oric. (no dodge) (1+3=4vs.3+4=7 and 5+3=8) They are unfazed. This is ridiculous.

Random Event(5) Nope.

Spoiler: Golemdrake (click to show/hide)

3/(10+5) Mana
Stronga: 0+2
Tougha: 0+3
Quicka: 3-3

Zappidity: 2+2
Willpower: 0
Awkwardness: 2-2
Memory: 1

Spells:
Transform Self into Emerald(formerly Apex) Dragon(8 Mana Cost)
Enhance Emerald(formerly Natural) Abilities of Self(5 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Robes
Emerald Reaper(+5 max mana, +2 Stronga)

Status:
Healthy... well...
Emerald Golem. (roll 6 to act under own control.)
Next to mech.

Spoiler: Mage (click to show/hide)

8/10 Mana
Stronga: 1
Tougha: 1
Quicka: 1

Zappidity: 1+1
Willpower: 1
Awkwardness: 2-1
Memory: 1

Spells:
Beard Flail(2 Mana Cost)
Cancel Target Spell(3 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Robes
Beard Flail.
Beard Flail.


Status:
Healthy... nah.
Bruised. And has bullets in his body. A bunch. (-1 to quicka)
Oh, he's stunned. (-2 to dodge, same for init, roll 5 or 6 to act next turn)
Standing next to mech. Leaning on SWAT leader(dead).

Spoiler: DJ Ecco (click to show/hide)

6/15 Mana

Stronga: 1
Tougha: 1
Quicka: 3

Zappidy: 3+1
Willpower: 0
Awkwardness: 2-1
Memory: 1

Spells:
Random Music Magic(2 Mana Cost)
Laser Canon in D(5 Mana Cost, charges for one turn)

Inventory:
DJ Suit
Vain Crescendo

Status:
Healthy
In Pharaoh Mech(0 Quicka, 4 Stronga, 4 Tougha, autocannons, missile launchers, curse(roll will to use mech)).

Spoiler: Cain the Sinful (click to show/hide)

7/29 Mana

Stronga: 3
Tougha: 4
Quicka: 2

Zappidy: 4
Willpower: 2
Awkwardness: 2
Memory: 2

Spells:
Mage's Antithesis(3 Mana Cost)
Ragnarok Crosshatch(4 Mana Cost, charges for one turn)
Aether Remnant(3 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Evil Robes

Status:
Green with Evil(otherwise healthy)
Tackled(-2 to dodge, extra -2 to dodge Oric)

Spoiler: Oric the Awesome (click to show/hide)

23/45 Mana

Stronga: 4
Tougha: 5
Quicka: 1

Zappidy: 6
Willpower: 3
Awkwardness: 3
Memory: 2

Spells:
Pillar of Triumph(5 Mana Cost)
Awesome Palm Beam(4 Mana Cost)
Enhance Awesomeness(3 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Awesome Clothing
Paperwork

Status:
Healthy
Awesome!
Tackling Cain(-2 to dodge. Cain gets an extra penalty.)

Spoiler: SWAT Team (click to show/hide)

Man 1:
Unconscious

Man 2:
Unconscious

Man 3:
Unconscious

Man 4:
Unconscious

Man 5:
Unconscious

Squad Leader:
Dead.

[FallacyofUrist]

((Two things: bump, and I'm temporarily leaving the forums soon- be ready to bump this thing back when I'm back.))

[FallacyofUrist]

((Double bump, ow. I might get a turn done before internet goes away.))

[Beirus]

Go kill Mage, dammit.

[NAV]

Bandage my bullet wounds with beard hair from my flails. Then pick up the swat leader's gun and shoot Golem!Drake a lot.

[FallacyofUrist]

Sample Turn Fourteen: Last For a While? Also an electric mech.

INIT
Golemdrake(6-1=5)
Mage(5-2=3)
Ecco(4-1=3)
Cain(3+1=4)
Oric(4?)
SWAT leader(you're dead. Get out of my init.)

Golemdrake acts.

Drake will(4) The Golem reigns, targeting(1) himself yet again. (maybe I should iron out that quirk.) (4vs.3-1=2) (6+1=7vs.4+2=6) A whack on the noggin... does nothing. It just shrugs.

Oric and Cain continue their combat.

Oric fires an Awesome Palm Beam, Cain uses an Aether Remnant.

Oric:
Zap(1+6=7)
Awk(4+3=7)

Cain:
Zap(1+4=5)
Awk(3+2=5)

As you might imagine, the attacks meet in mid-air. Luck(3) they condense. They explode. A lack of dodge was inevitable. (5+4(low dodge, incredibly high power, could be more...)=9vs. 5+3=8 and 5+4=9) Suffice it to say that both are nearly unharmed. Cain is prone, Oric is standing, and the area around them is crispy.

Ecco and Mage act in unison, though not together.

Mage(6+1=7) awakens from his slumber, then proceeds to (2) rip one of his flails to pieces, but he saves the other one. He then leans over and grabs the assault rifle lying next to him(3), and one of the grenades. Where the other one went is anyone's guess. Bullets are fired.

(3+1(rather close range)=4vs.6-1=5) Bullets fly past the Golemdrake. It grunts.

(5) Ecco seizes control of the mech, then fires a missile salvo at Cain.

(4+(missile luck: 4: accurate:+2 bonus)=6vs.1+1-2=0) Cain is blindsided. (6+(missile luck: 1: glorified shotgun shells(no damage bonus, weak against tough things)(0)+3(bad dodge=9vs.3+3=6) Cain is launched into the air, rolling along the ground after landing. (crit hit: 4) He's stunned. And bleeding. And bruised. And... agh.

Random Event(6) There is a loud crack. (target: 3) A bolt of lightning strikes Ecco in his mech. The mech is metal. Think about it. The mech doesn't seem to be changed... but something's different...

Spoiler: Golemdrake (click to show/hide)

3/(10+5) Mana
Stronga: 0+2
Tougha: 0+3
Quicka: 3-3

Zappidity: 2+2
Willpower: 0
Awkwardness: 2-2
Memory: 1

Spells:
Transform Self into Emerald(formerly Apex) Dragon(8 Mana Cost)
Enhance Emerald(formerly Natural) Abilities of Self(5 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Robes
Emerald Reaper(+5 max mana, +2 Stronga)

Status:
Healthy... well...
Emerald Golem. (roll 6 to act under own control.)
Next to mech.

Spoiler: Mage (click to show/hide)

8/10 Mana
Stronga: 1
Tougha: 1
Quicka: 1

Zappidity: 1+1
Willpower: 1
Awkwardness: 2-1
Memory: 1

Spells:
Beard Flail(2 Mana Cost)
Cancel Target Spell(3 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Robes
Beard Flail.

Status:
Healthy... nah.
Bruised. And has bullets in his body. A bunch. (-1 to quicka)
Lying next to mech(-1 to dodge).

Spoiler: DJ Ecco (click to show/hide)

6/15 Mana

Stronga: 1
Tougha: 1
Quicka: 3

Zappidy: 3+1
Willpower: 0
Awkwardness: 2-1
Memory: 1

Spells:
Random Music Magic(2 Mana Cost)
Laser Canon in D(5 Mana Cost, charges for one turn)

Inventory:
DJ Suit
Vain Crescendo

Status:
Healthy
In Hypercharged Pharaoh Mech(2 Quicka, 5 Stronga, 4 Tougha, shocking autocannons(+1 to hit, +1 to damage, deals electric damage, launches two attacks), electric missile launchers(+2 to hit, no damage bonus but deals electric damage, weak against tough things), curse(roll will to use mech)).

Spoiler: Cain the Sinful (click to show/hide)

4/29 Mana

Stronga: 3
Tougha: 4
Quicka: 2

Zappidy: 4
Willpower: 2
Awkwardness: 2
Memory: 2

Spells:
Mage's Antithesis(3 Mana Cost)
Ragnarok Crosshatch(4 Mana Cost, charges for one turn)
Aether Remnant(3 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Evil Robes

Status:
Green with Evil(otherwise healthy)
Prone(-2 to dodge)
Stunned(-2 to init and dodge, roll 5 or 6 will to act next turn)
Battered(-1 to tougha.)

Spoiler: Oric the Awesome (click to show/hide)

19/45 Mana

Stronga: 4
Tougha: 5
Quicka: 1

Zappidy: 6
Willpower: 3
Awkwardness: 3
Memory: 2

Spells:
Pillar of Triumph(5 Mana Cost)
Awesome Palm Beam(4 Mana Cost)
Enhance Awesomeness(3 Mana Cost)

Inventory:
Awesome Clothing
Paperwork

Status:
Healthy
Awesome!

Spoiler: SWAT Team (click to show/hide)

Man 1:
Unconscious

Man 2:
Unconscious

Man 3:
Unconscious

Man 4:
Unconscious

Man 5:
Unconscious

Squad Leader:
Dead. Very dead.

[Beirus]

((The necessary will roll is pretty annoying. The sword showed up on a 6, didn't it? I thought a 6 was supposed to be a good thing, but the sword is about as good as the Pharoah in terms of use. Plenty of power, but not being able to control it means it is not a good item. Seems like it would have been more appropriate on a 1, since the sword appears to be cursed.))

[FallacyofUrist]

((If you'd got better luck roll initially, you would get better bonuses from it, instead of now being a golem. Of course, the sword is the reason you're a golem right now, so if you didn't have it...))

[NAV]

Stand up. Shoot the Golemdrake, aim for its sword arm.

[Beirus]

Kill Mage for reals, dammit.

[H4zardZ1]

((Got it. This is not bump- this is charshieet))

Spoiler: This is It (click to show/hide)

Name: Nu The Unknown
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Appearance: Cut off Jet-Black hair, normal face with navy eyes. Wears a long-sleeve shirt with a picture of a planet inside with space background with same space-background pants where is writes "Nu's World" on it's right leggings.
Stronga:1
Tougha:2
Quicka:0
Zappidity:1
Willpower:1
Akwardness:1
Memory:2
Spells:
1. Solid Fireball
2. Large Fire Cannon
3. Electric Pillar

Edit: Spells(not spelling)

[FallacyofUrist]

I have returned... Halfway. Updates need a proper computer and keyboard.

[XXXXYYYY]

Spoiler: Ejiro (click to show/hide)

Name: Ejiro, the Wild Mage
Gender: Male
Age:91
Appearance(optional): Looks just a little bit deranged.
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Stronga: 0
Tougha: 3
Quicka: 0

Zappidy: 5
Willpower: 0
Awkwardness: 0
Memories: 0
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Spells:
1)Random Malignant General Arena Effect

((Edited a bit. I do foresee him dying very quickly though.))