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« on: November 10, 2011, 04:33:07 PM »
Okay, let's say I'm trying a sleep spell. I have +2 Lore, I'm able to put a scene together to give me an Aspect to tag, and I take a Moderate Consequence of "Exhausted", giving me a total of +8 shifts of power to put into the spell. Correct so far?
I have Conviction of +3 and Discipline of +4. This means I can put no more than 3 shifts of power into casting per turn, right? And I roll each turn at a +4? So I'd have to roll at a +3 difficulty the first two times, and then the third time at a +2, to get the spell to go off properly in the minimal time. Correct so far?
Okay, so let's say I roll a total +2 the first time. I can take Fallout, which means that the whole spell fails, or take 1 Mental stress as Backlash to keep going. Yes? Okay, let's say I do that.
The second time, I get a +5. Whee! So what happens to the extra 2 shifts in this case? Are they just gone? Or can I put them towards future power of the spell?
The third time, I only need a +2, but I end up with a +1 (stupid dice). This means I have to take the extra 1 Mental stress or lose the spell. Now, is it possible I could roll over my extra +2 from the second roll to prevent the backlash? Or do I have to reach each roll independently? Is there any way to get extra shifts of power at this point, like I can with Evocation? Or am I pretty much stuck with 8 or nothing?
Okay, let's say I get exactly 8 and the spell hits. They then roll a Discipline defense at a +8 difficulty to resist the spell, right? And then, let's say they get +5. They then take 3 mental stress for the difference and then 8 more from the original power I put into the spell?
Want to make sure I have all this right. Thanks!