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1. Summoning Manna
     If you roll over your %age, you get 2 manna points per Fatigue point spent
     If you roll under your %age but more than 1/2 your %age you get 3 manna points per Fatigue point spent
     If you roll less than 1/2 your %age but more than what would be an Armor Penetrating result you get 4 manna points per Fatigue point spent
     If you roll what would be an Armor Penetrating result you get 6 manna points per Fatigue point spent
     If you roll what would be a Potential Grevious result you get 8 manna points per Fatigue point spent

2. Storing Manna
     You may hold a number of manna points equal to your WP safely
     You may hold manna for a number of pulses equal to your WP/5 (rounded Down)
     You may spend up to your WP/5 (rounded Down) Fatigue points each time you summon manna

3. Using Manna
     It costs 2 manna points to cast a General Knowledge spell
     It costs 4 manna points to cast a Special Knowledge spell
     For every Rank you have in Summon Manna you may learn one Manna Ability, these abilities have (for the most part) 3 stages with each stage being a separate choice. Generally the increased levels allow for the spending of more than one manna point to gain the bonus. I would rather not detail the entire list of per manna point bonuses here, but the list of abilities are:
     1. Increased Manna Handling: This ability allows the mage to increase the chance of successfully casting spells.
     2. Decrease Chance of Backfire: This ability allows the mage to increase the danger or backfiring when casting a spell.
     3. Reduce Resistance Level: This ability allows the mage to reduce the passive magic resistance of his target when casting a spell.
     4. Parry Spell: This ability allows the mage to increase his or her own magic resistance vs. one spell while casting an attack spell.
     5. Control Backfire: This ability allows the mage to reduce the overall severity of his or her roll on the backfire table. You must have attained at least Rank 12 in Summon Manna to be eligible to learn this ability.
     6. Increase Spell Power: This ability allows the mage to artificially increase the effective rank of a spell that he or she is casting. You must have attained at least Rank 12 in Summon Manna to be eligible to learn this ability.
     7. Manna Focus: This ability is automatically taught when the mage attains Rank 13 in Summon Manna (no other choice is allowed) and allows the mage to draw one additional point of manna per Fatigue point spent.
     8. Increased Manna Focus: This ability is automatically taught when the mage attains Rank 20 in Summon Manna (no other choice is allowed) and allows the mage to draw two additional points of manna per Fatigue point spent.

I can e-mail you something more detailed if you wish or if it can wait till February, I can hand you a printout at the Masters Game or Playtest of Crispen's DI19.

I try, and it helps that I have the rules right here for reference.

We have 2 players guides that have all the rules changes in them that Mark keeps and brings to Cons and I hope to be able to have at least 2 more by Origins so that we would have 4 per table. Cheat cards would not do the new rules any justice, the DI reference guides for the new rules is over 20 pages long. It would be better for players to keep their own notes on what new rules affect their character.

So that's how it works?  Now you tell me!   

Maybe what the Pentad could do is just print up several separate copies of the manna rules displayed in this email, so that you have several available at each table - it is just a one page thing, so someone that doesn't need to refer to the manual for other stuff isn't hogging it from someone that might need to reference it for things here and there.


Good idea too - using the tent, etc. But still don't think it would hurt to have several one page cheat sheets just for the manna rules.

As I have said previously, the Players Guides have the all our special DI rules in them and they are available at every con for players to use and copy what they need for their character.

Good idea, that is easy to do.

Anyone willing and able is more than welcome to make those 'cheat sheets' and we should have at least 4 Player Guide by Origins.

I see it in the 2a gm guide.  I'll try a cheat sheet and post it soon. 

They have support groups for that. 

Ok, So I'm too slow.  I had something in mind like check boxes to check off which summon manna 'feats' were known, and blanks to write in summon manna %age, 1/2 %age, etc...   I'll try to have something to show you by the 21st. 


Which leads me to another question.  Why DI GM guide feats are learned one at a time and DI Player guide states feats are in groups and earned at ranks (4, 8, 12, 16, & 20)?
I like the one at a time rule, there should maybe be more wording about the order but who would take Increase Cast Chance III for +5% before Increase Cast Chance I for +15%?   

See my previous post...

I'll go download the newest one.   Sorry.

I understand the progression. 

See Crispen's previous post...

I think what I may need to do is redesign the character sheet, making it 3 or 4 pages. One for Warriors and one for Mages... I'll see what I can come up with by Feb 21st.