Difference between a bolt and a stream
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:34 pm
I'm not sure of the difference. They seem the same to me. Anyone care to explain?
Bolt would be like an arrow(Couple feet in length or so). Stream would be like Ghostbusters proton pack stream...dunbruha wrote:I'm not sure of the difference. They seem the same to me. Anyone care to explain?
But they both have the same range (MRV x 2). One is just thicker than the other? Is there any difference in game mechanics?StormPatriarch wrote:Bolt would be like an arrow(Couple feet in length or so). Stream would be like Ghostbusters proton pack stream...dunbruha wrote:I'm not sure of the difference. They seem the same to me. Anyone care to explain?
Not really that I can tell but it could potentially hurt more targets than a bolt could.... Stream could be sprayed back and forth while a bolt would be single target only? Mechanics wise I would say use that difference and use the stream as a area effect like spell or ignore the difference and use it as "Flavor".dunbruha wrote:But they both have the same range (MRV x 2). One is just thicker than the other? Is there any difference in game mechanics?StormPatriarch wrote:Bolt would be like an arrow(Couple feet in length or so). Stream would be like Ghostbusters proton pack stream...dunbruha wrote:I'm not sure of the difference. They seem the same to me. Anyone care to explain?
A bolt vs. stream is as StormPatriarch said. Because they are both instant spells, they have the same mechanics, but visually they are different. Evilcat's point about dodge versus evade is a good one, provided you allow ADPs against these spells (using the optional rule to allow Harm Effects to bypass Resilience altogether).dunbruha wrote:But they both have the same range (MRV x 2). One is just thicker than the other? Is there any difference in game mechanics?StormPatriarch wrote:Bolt would be like an arrow(Couple feet in length or so). Stream would be like Ghostbusters proton pack stream...dunbruha wrote:I'm not sure of the difference. They seem the same to me. Anyone care to explain?