[Torg] Another round of magic questions

[Kansas Jim]

Jerry S Fisk wrote:

> At 05:54 PM 12/15/2008, KJ wrote:

>> .....Based on what I put in the R&E, which unfortunately
>> does not directly address the question, .......

> I think you did.  I asked these questions to see if I read it 
> correctly.  On page 212 of the RE it states.

> "A spell that is *impressed *in an area with an axiom level lower
> than 17 requires a contradiction check; when the impressed effect
> is released, use the non-parenthetical number as its axiom level.
> The (17) in the entry is there as a reminder of the impressed axiom
> level."
> 
> So since Telekinesis Major has an axiom of 6(17).  The act of casting it 
> uses the axiom of 17 to impress it but uses the axiom of 6 to release 
> the effect.  At lest that is what I am understanding from the above 
> quote.  So  casting this spell in TK would result in a Four-Case check.  
> But the releasing of the effect would not since that has an axiom of 6.

However, on p207 it says that a disconnected mage cannot release any
impressed spells if the local reality doesn't allow it, which would
suggest that releasing the effect also requires Magic 17. That's what
I based my previous post upon. The bit on p212 was lifted straight out
of the original rulebook. I'd swear that p207 was based on something
WEG said in Infiniverse about impressed spells but I still can't find
it so maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

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