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Astral_Explorer wrote:Under teleport lesser it gives a duration of 30 seconds.

It seems strange that an instantaneous travel spell takes 30 seconds.
I am picturing a transporter like effect of it slowly dissapearing then rematerializing at it's destination.

My question is, Does the mage touch the object for 30 seconds then it sends the object off,
or does the mage touch the object and then thirty seconds later it appears at the destination ?

Your help, thoughts on this appreciated.

Astral_Explorer wrote:Under teleport lesser it gives a duration of 30 seconds.

It seems strange that an instantaneous travel spell takes 30 seconds.
I am picturing a transporter like effect of it slowly dissapearing then rematerializing at it's destination.

My question is, Does the mage touch the object for 30 seconds then it sends the object off,
or does the mage touch the object and then thirty seconds later it appears at the destination ?

Your help, thoughts on this appreciated.

Astral_Explorer wrote:Thanks for your ideas/help

Karsus wrote:Munchkin Slappin GM is correct. You cast the spell, the item vanishes and 30 seconds later it appears (you hope) where you sent it.

If you do use it with explosives like fusion blocks etc, it's best used agains very slow moving, or stationary targets.

Munchkin Slappin GM wrote:

Nekira Sudacne wrote:

Karsus wrote:Munchkin Slappin GM is correct. You cast the spell, the item vanishes and 30 seconds later it appears (you hope) where you sent it.

If you do use it with explosives like fusion blocks etc, it's best used agains very slow moving, or stationary targets.

Except that the text says "Instantly transported anywhere up to miles away". Which means that interpretation cannot be correct.

From Teleport:Lesser ( From RUE. page 211)

Duration:Requires two full melee (30 seconds).

The wording "Requires 30sec." has to apply to the time it takes for the object to travel from one place to the other. It makes sense no other way. I know all the other T-Porting spells are intstantly from one place to another, but there all expensive in PPE costs . T-Port:lesser is the cheep one that should allow you to T-Port explosive and suff at peoples feet. So stuff like that didn't happen all the time KS built in two safety messures 1. a fisked 80% + 2% per level success ratio, 2. 30 sec. to get there.

Munchkin Slappin GM wrote:

Nekira Sudacne wrote:

Munchkin Slappin GM wrote:

Nekira Sudacne wrote:

Karsus wrote:Munchkin Slappin GM is correct. You cast the spell, the item vanishes and 30 seconds later it appears (you hope) where you sent it.

If you do use it with explosives like fusion blocks etc, it's best used agains very slow moving, or stationary targets.

Except that the text says "Instantly transported anywhere up to miles away". Which means that interpretation cannot be correct.

From Teleport:Lesser ( From RUE. page 211)

Duration:Requires two full melee (30 seconds).

The wording "Requires 30sec." has to apply to the time it takes for the object to travel from one place to the other. It makes sense no other way. I know all the other T-Porting spells are intstantly from one place to another, but there all expensive in PPE costs . T-Port:lesser is the cheep one that should allow you to T-Port explosive and suff at peoples feet. So stuff like that didn't happen all the time KS built in two safety messures 1. a fisked 80% + 2% per level success ratio, 2. 30 sec. to get there.

Except that interpretation is in direct contradition to the text. What you say makes no sense. Your argument as a balance issue also seems odd, as i've never seen T-port even attempted to be used in that way.

My interpretation my contradict the spell discription, but I feel its a propper interpretation of the the spell components (Range, Duration, Saving Throw, ect.). The component parts always over rule the spell description. At least thats how it is at my game table. Also if you have had a magic using PC try and T-Port a bag of live grenades into the middle of a Dead Boy platoon. You kknow nothing about muchkins and munchkinism.

Munchkin Slappin GM wrote:If the teleportwas instant it woul become on of the most powerful spell in the game.

Karsus wrote:

Nekira Sudacne wrote:

Munchkin Slappin GM wrote:If the teleportwas instant it woul become on of the most powerful spell in the game.

so?

So, it obviously was not meant to work that way...