Uh...Songs of Magic helpfile.

Syndal · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:21 am

....Thanks Alshain. -_-

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[HP:100%] [ME: 45%] [PE:100%]
> help songs of magic
[Songs help] songs of magic

Syntax: sing '<magic lyric>'

The melody of magic allows the bard to increase the power of magic, which
effectively raises the level of all spells cast in the room. If used while
dancing the song also reduces the magic resistance of everyone in the room
that is not a member of the bard's party.

Some of the more common sets of lyrics for songs of magic include:
Come, Oh Magic, Yon Magical Twister, Mystical Energies,
Mistress Magic, and Spells of Power

See also: songs sing dance

Does it literally mean it reduces MR, or as I would think, does it reduce people's saves?

Lolth · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:34 am

The helpfile refers to resistances in general, so saves.

Salandarin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:39 pm

I've always understood it to mean MR.

Dulrik · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:48 pm

Magic resistance is a specific term referring to MR.

The effect of MR is to create an area around your body that has little to no ambient magic, which is why it works on almost all spells. The song of magic is concentrating the ambient magic in the environment, therefore even people who have resistance are more easily affected than before.

This is a different concept than saving throws and art. Increasing your saving throw is making your body and mind tougher or more able to dodge the affects of magic attacks directed at you. Increasing your art improves your skill and "accuracy" at wielding those spells. Neither of them is attempting to modify the ambient amount of magic nearby.

ObjectivistActivist · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:00 pm

Dulrik wrote:

Magic resistance is a specific term referring to MR.

The effect of MR is to create an area around your body that has little to no ambient magic, which is why it works on almost all spells. The song of magic is concentrating the ambient magic in the environment, therefore even people who have resistance are more easily affected than before.

This is a different concept than saving throws and art. Increasing your saving throw is making your body and mind tougher or more able to dodge the affects of magic attacks directed at you. Increasing your art improves your skill and "accuracy" at wielding those spells. Neither of them is attempting to modify the ambient amount of magic nearby.

Does that mean you'll be re-working racial helpfiles?

Jardek · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:02 pm

Using magic to create a magic-free zone, eh?

Makes perfect sense!

Dulrik · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:47 pm

ObjectivistActivist wrote:

Does that mean you'll be re-working racial helpfiles?

I'm not sure what this has to do with races. Do the help files use the term 'magic resistance'? If so, then maybe I will. Races use a completely different mechanic from MR.

Syndal · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:54 pm

Yes, all the races with innate magic damage reduction, the helpfiles say they are "magic resistant" or something.

Edoras · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:49 pm

Jardek wrote:

Using magic to create a magic-free zone, eh?

Makes perfect sense!

Kinda like using burning a field so it can't be set on fire again later.

Jardek · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:51 pm

Actually, nothing like that. Once you burn a field, there's nothing left to burn. However, the enchantment on your gear sits there the whole time. If you want a correct analogy, you'd be discussing setting a fire on fire, and expecting it to go out.

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