Eisenhorn Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Sorry if this is kind of an odd question but can a Totem Channel a spell that it is casting through magical extension? I couldnt find an answer via the search function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fritz the cat Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr. Bigglesworth Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 +1. I find more often than not I channel with magical extention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ozz Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Really? Magical Extension is a 1 action which then lets you cast the spell for free (or at least that is how i read it) having used the action to get to use the spell in the first place. As Magical extension its self is not an attack or a spell, i would have thought you couldn't channel it, though do not have my book to check this atm, i am actually curious about this as i have always thought you couldn't do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tograth Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 magical extension is a (1) spell that allows you to cast a (1) spell of a connected master so long as you meet the spells casting requirements. In effect, you do not channel the spell you want to cast- rather, you channel Magical Extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr. Bigglesworth Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Nicely stated tograth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Twisted Metal Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 magical extension is a (1) spell that allows you to cast a (1) spell of a connected master so long as you meet the spells casting requirements. In effect, you do not channel the spell you want to cast- rather, you channel Magical Extension. So in that cast the + bonus would be on the casting of magical extension and not the casting of the masters spell. Since ME goes off with out any casting requirement the bonus would have no real effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr. Bigglesworth Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Incorrect, you are casting the spell as if it was written on the totems card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Todd Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 So, you would be channeling ME, to cast a another spell whose cc and effects replace ME's. Since that's the dual total you use for the spell it get's the . Makes sense. Looking at ME, it would make more sense if it was an action instead of a spell (like Cassandra's Understudy). But, then it definitely couldn't be channeled. If you look at it, you've technically got a spell whose effects you shouldn't even be able to use because you can't cast it, instead you cast another spell, which you are allowed to cast because of the effects of the spell you can't cast because... :crazy: I know, I know, I get how its "supposed to work". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr. Bigglesworth Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wow I didn't find it complicated at all. Way to overthink . Simply totems are manifestations of masters will and affinities and can cast there spells but they are weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Todd Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah, I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that it takes a certain degree of "underthinking" to play Malifaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr. Bigglesworth Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yea this game is fairly intuitive, but has a lot complexity (is that an oxymoron? ). When trying to look for explorations which do exist you can see a lot of things that don't exist. I make the mistake all the time. Also the rules might not have been written by English majors, I think for how complex it is they have done a darn good job. Best advice go off what you feel intent is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wolfgar Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Most of the time the rules are pretty clear. It's usually corner cases where things get hairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ozz Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Ahh, thanks for that, i had never noticed the casting "requirements" for ME all be it all a " * " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sorry if this is kind of an odd question but can a Totem Channel a spell that it is casting through magical extension? I couldnt find an answer via the search function.
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