Giant Robots & Saves vs. Magic
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I've got a rule question, & I'm not sure if it's been addressed in a main book. When a giant robot or vehicle gets affected by a spell with a save, one that could still effect it, like carpet of adhesion for instance, who saves vs. magic? Some robots have crews of as many as 6 people; would it be the pilot? That seems possible, but not always best.
Techncially it would be a flat save for the robot I belive.
The people inside the robot are not actually affected by the spell so to speak. Not directly anyway. Also if I recall mechanical things get some sort of flat bonus to save vs Magic. But i'm only really basing that off the top of my head on Cyborgs as they get something like +4 to save vs magic due to their mechanical nature.
You know.. now that I think of it. Dispite all the games I've GMed I cant for the life of me recall how I delt with that.
The people inside the robot are not actually affected by the spell so to speak. Not directly anyway. Also if I recall mechanical things get some sort of flat bonus to save vs Magic. But i'm only really basing that off the top of my head on Cyborgs as they get something like +4 to save vs magic due to their mechanical nature.
You know.. now that I think of it. Dispite all the games I've GMed I cant for the life of me recall how I delt with that.
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Re: Giant Robots & Saves vs. Magic
Base save modified by the robots PE bonus to saves vs. magic.Talavar wrote:I've got a rule question, & I'm not sure if it's been addressed in a main book. When a giant robot or vehicle gets affected by a spell with a save, one that could still effect it, like carpet of adhesion for instance, who saves vs. magic? Some robots have crews of as many as 6 people; would it be the pilot? That seems possible, but not always best.
So unless your robot has a PE score, it's stuck at base. Another reason CoA is way overpowered.
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WHile i agree to this reading of the spell, there are others that will insist that you are stuck NO MATTER WHAT. They really need to clairify that spell.Scrud wrote:Luckily for your robot as long as its not stuck to something as strong a itself it will just rip up the floor or wall or whatever type of robot you have
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I use the good ol attended object rule and give the pilot the honor of rolling.
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Re: Giant Robots & Saves vs. Magic
Talavar wrote:I've got a rule question, & I'm not sure if it's been addressed in a main book. When a giant robot or vehicle gets affected by a spell with a save, one that could still effect it, like carpet of adhesion for instance, who saves vs. magic? Some robots have crews of as many as 6 people; would it be the pilot? That seems possible, but not always best.
No one saves, the bot auto fails. (not alive=no save)
Unless....
Your Bot is protoculture powered, then it might get a save.
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Jefffar wrote:I use the good ol attended object rule and give the pilot the honor of rolling.
Book? page? (ie: give the location of a rule if you are going to reference it so others can find it)
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drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Jefffar wrote:I use the good ol attended object rule and give the pilot the honor of rolling.
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D20 has giant robots, and usually their saves are based on the pilot.
But I generally consider a piloted robot vehicle to fall under the category of attended object used in D&D giving the pilot the chance to save.
But I generally consider a piloted robot vehicle to fall under the category of attended object used in D&D giving the pilot the chance to save.
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Except a lightning bolt gives a save that a robot can do - dodge.
Thanks for helping the robots get a save argument.
Thanks for helping the robots get a save argument.
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Jefffar wrote:Except a lightning bolt gives a save that a robot can do - dodge.
Thanks for helping the robots get a save argument.
Dodging is not a save, its a dodge
Besides, the pilot needs to make a perception check to see if he sees it coming to be able to dodge.
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drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Dodging is not a save, its a dodge
Dodging is a save against an undesirable affect.
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drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Jefffar wrote:Except a lightning bolt gives a save that a robot can do - dodge.
Thanks for helping the robots get a save argument.
Dodging is not a save, its a dodge
Besides, the pilot needs to make a perception check to see if he sees it coming to be able to dodge.
Is the perception check requirement new in the RUE, or a house rule?
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Then a Reflex save from D&D shouldn't be counted as a saving throw either.
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MrNexx wrote:Is the perception check requirement new in the RUE, or a house rule?
Its new sence its introduction in NightBane.
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Jefffar wrote:drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Dodging is not a save, its a dodge
Dodging is a save against an undesirable affect.
I dont think either of you could split that hair any finer...
So is breathing an auto save against asphyxiation (sp)?
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:MrNexx wrote:drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Is the perception check requirement new in the RUE, or a house rule?
Its new sence its introduction in NightBane.
A roll to see if you get to roll? Thats a bit too much for me and won't be getting into my campaigns
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drewkitty ~..~ wrote:MrNexx wrote:Is the perception check requirement new in the RUE, or a house rule?
Its new sence its introduction in NightBane.
Not the existence of perception checks... I mean requiring one to make a dodge v. lightning bolt.
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To give an example of a rule writen after the inroduction of the Perceptions rules, here is the how the wording for the saving throw of the Lighting Bolt spell.
Saving Throw: None, but the target can dodge the bolt if he knows the attack is coming and rolls a natural 18 or higher
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asajosh wrote:Jefffar wrote:drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Dodging is not a save, its a dodge
Dodging is a save against an undesirable affect.
I dont think either of you could split that hair any finer...
So is breathing an auto save against asphyxiation (sp)?
Nope, a saving throw requires a die roll . . . so unless you had to roll dice to keep breathing, not a save.
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Jefffar wrote:asajosh wrote:Jefffar wrote:drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Dodging is not a save, its a dodge
Dodging is a save against an undesirable affect.
I dont think either of you could split that hair any finer...
So is breathing an auto save against asphyxiation (sp)?
Nope, a saving throw requires a die roll . . . so unless you had to roll dice to keep breathing, not a save.
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Re: Giant Robots & Saves vs. Magic
It took quite a bit of looking but a found a ruling on this.drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Talavar wrote:I've got a rule question, & I'm not sure if it's been addressed in a main book. When a giant robot or vehicle gets affected by a spell with a save, one that could still effect it, like carpet of adhesion for instance, who saves vs. magic? Some robots have crews of as many as 6 people; would it be the pilot? That seems possible, but not always best.
No one saves, the bot auto fails. (not alive=no save)
Unless....
Your Bot is protoculture powered, then it might get a save.
Rifter #17, page#19 in the question and answer section.
Question Do equipment, weapons, robots, and machines get saving throws.
Answer: A big long answer, but it boils down to the fact that non-intellegent robots don't get a save.
Robots with an intellegence but aren't at least AI get a save but no bonuses.
Robots with an AI or a human controller/pilot use the pilots bonuses or the robots bonuses for stats.
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elecgraystone wrote:drewkitty ~..~ wrote:snip...
Robots with an AI or a human controller/pilot use the pilots bonuses or the robots bonuses for stats.
In responce, I would say that sence the people in the bot are protected from being targeted from Magic, That the bot protects the Magic from the people inside. Thus, the bot Does Not get the pilot's save vs magic.
Now, if you talking PAs, then I would go for that the pilot would do the saving vs the magic.
Now AI's are a tricky to deal with....if the AI is just a black box in the bot.....then I would say 'No it can't affact the auto fail save vs magic that bots automaticly get becasue they are not alive (see above in pilots responce for reasons. A TI would be a Black Box AI for this.) However, if the AI is an amalgimation of the systems of the bot, then treat it normally as an AI char.
But I would also point out that all AIs, inteligent of not, have in effect a Zero PE stat., so they don't get a bonuse vs magic. While they are immune to certain types of spells. Those spells that they are immune to are not those that create a physical effect.
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True, robots don't get a PE, but a OCC can give bonuses to saves (for TI's).drewkitty ~..~ wrote:But I would also point out that all AIs, inteligent of not, have in effect a Zero PE stat., so they don't get a bonuse vs magic. While they are immune to certain types of spells. Those spells that they are immune to are not those that create a physical effect.
The spells that i'm worried about saves on are the carpet of adhesion type spells that are physical spells and have a save vs magic instead of a dodge. Lets face it, it was lame that every robot/PA always got stuck in a CoA for the full time but everything alive like slugs,snakes, girlscouts ect could break out in less time.
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I'll agree is should be a higher level and PPE cost, or it should just make a sticky carpet that things with enouph strength can just break out of. As is, it's a way overpowered spell for one that ane 1st level ley line walker can cast.K20A2_S wrote:CoA should be a 7-8th level spell IMO, not 4th.......and should cost more PPE....
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elecgraystone wrote:True, robots don't get a PE, but a OCC can give bonuses to saves (for TI's).
The spells that i'm worried about saves on are the carpet of adhesion type spells that are physical spells and have a save vs magic instead of a dodge. Lets face it, it was lame that every robot/PA always got stuck in a CoA for the full time but everything alive like slugs,snakes, girlscouts ect could break out in less time.
TI's would get the bonuses they get in their bodies, think I said that already. (if not her then in that topic about robots....)
If you look @ what I said, its bots (rifts gient robot mecha) don't get to save, not PAs.
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