[gurps] Just to clear my mind on Teleport Spell (4th ed)

[Maxwell C. Dancer]

In 3rd ed, I would tend to agree that Turn 1 Cast, Turn 2 roll and 
teleport (though I would still be confused about if you could act on 
turn 2 if you succeeded your body sense roll in 3rd ed).

But in 4th ed, they seem to have moved it so spells go off at the end of 
your turn, not the beginning of the next turn. Thus 1 second spells 
can't be inturpeted without a wait action.

It is (mainly) in 4th ed, I am wondering if it is cast & teleport in 
turn one.

And Both editions I am confused whether you can act on the turn you 
arrive (be it turn 1 or turn 2).

OT:I don't think Dr. Kromm responds to this list much these days, used 
to many years ago, and while I still see regulars such as Hal from many 
years ago, I can't say I remember any recent posts from Kromm.



Classified TS/BBR wrote:
> AFAIK, IMAO & IANDK (I Am Not Dr Kromm),
> 
> Turn 1: (Make roll to) Cast Teleport
> Turn 2: Actually translocate. (Make roll vs Body Sense) Maybe get to 
> take an action.
> Turn 3: Carry on with life as usual, assuming Turns 1 & 2 didn't kill you.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxwell C. Dancer" 
> <gurpsnet-l at deltal.org>
> 
>> Having a character who has recently received the spell, I am having 
>> some conflict of understanding caused by reading the teleport spell 
>> (M147) and the Body Sense Skill (B181)
>>
>> The Teleport spell says, "Instantly moves the caster to another 
>> location ... A wizard must roll vs. his Body Sense skill (p. B181) in 
>> order to act on the same turn in which he teleports. A failed roll 
>> means disorientation - no actions except defence are possible on that 
>> turn..."
>>
>>
>> The Body Sense Skill says "... A successful roll lets you act normally 
>> on your next turn..."
>>
>>
>> Now my problem is reading the spell, it seems to imply I can teleport 
>> AND act on the same turn, but the body sense skill implies that I 
>> can't do anything else on that turn, and MAY NOT be able to do 
>> anything on the next turn.
>>
>> So, how does it work?
>>
>> Turn.1
>>  - Teleport up to bad guys face;
>>  - Whack him with big stick same turn if I pass body sense, whack him 
>> next turn (Turn.2) if I fail
>>
>> __or__
>>
>> Turn.1
>>  - Teleport up to bad guys face, end of turn
>>    (he may whack me if he hasn't acted yet or is using wait action)
>> Turn.2
>>  - Whack bad guy if I pass Body Sense, otherwise sit there with stupid 
>> expression on my face until next turn (Turn.3) as he whacks me 
>> (possibly for the second time now)
>>
>>
>> Sorry for what is probably a simple question, its just the wording of 
>> the two put be in two minds to how it actually works :(