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Official RUE Ley Line/Nexus Point Magic Increase?

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:06 pm
by narcissus
What is the official RUE stance on increasing magic range/duration/damage when near a ley line or nexus point? I can't actually find anything in the book except:

RUE p.186 wrote:Increase the range and duration of a spell by 50% when on or within 2 miles/3 .2 km of a ley line


In RMB there's a section that states

RMB p.163 wrote:Close proximity to a ley line. Being near a ley line, within two miles (3.2 km), increases the range and duration of spells by 50%.
Being at/on a ley line or one mile from a nexus point doubles the range, duration, and damage of magic spells
Being at a ley line nexus point or within 200 feet (61 m) of a nexus point triples the range, duration, and damage of magic incantations. The mage also enjoys a bonus of +2 to save vs magic and horror factor. His personal spell strength is also increased by + 1.


(I left out the bits about drawing PPE because that's clearly been overridden in RUE)

So, what's the deal? Did they just forget to publish that tidbit in RUE? Seems like quite the oversight to me. I can't find anything in the Book of Magic about this either, which also seems like an oversight.

Re: Official RUE Ley Line/Nexus Point Magic Increase?

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:54 pm
by drewkitty ~..~
I think it was more like the change in RUE that a mage can't draw PPE from people unknowingly... (without the person it being drawn from not knowing what is happening.) ,,,,got'a make rules changes so the CS can survive those nasty inventive magic users that players like to use so well.

Re: Official RUE Ley Line/Nexus Point Magic Increase?

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:25 pm
by narcissus
The odd thing is that there's still canon in RUE for psionics to have the same increases as in RMB:

RUE p.151 wrote:The duration and range of the Mind Melter's psychic powers are increased by 50% whenever on or near (within one mile/1.6 km) a ley line. The duration, range, and damage of his powers are doubled when at or near (one mile/1.6 km) a ley line nexus point!


And the same text appears for the Burster. So psychics benefit from magic lines more than mages? I can't believe this was intentional.

Re: Official RUE Ley Line/Nexus Point Magic Increase?

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:45 pm
by Shark_Force
I mean, the power-up in terms of damage, duration, etc, got worse.

but the amount of PPE you can draw went massively up except during the extreme peak hours.

Re: Official RUE Ley Line/Nexus Point Magic Increase?

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:35 pm
by Axelmania
narcissus wrote:So psychics benefit from magic lines more than mages? I can't believe this was intentional.


CS have psychics :)