Dispell question

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Zapmeister:
How is the contention resolved when 2 GEs collide, either by the table being full or 2 GE's of the same type being cast? I believe that, if the table is full, the "target" existing GE is chosen at random, but I don't know, in either case, how the winner is determined.

If the global table is full, the global to be replaced is chosen sadorandomly. If the globals collide because of a duplicate, the stronger of the two triumphs and the weaker is laid to burnination. Basically, globals, and dispels, have a strength which is correlated to their cost, the casting skill of the mage, and a small random factor which tends to be fairly minor. How that strength is calculated based on base cost, added gems, and casting skill of the mages in question is something I'm uncertain of, but basically, "more is good".