It's more like the partial yard rounds up. There has to be a penalty
for not touching for the rule to make any sense, and otherwise no
casters
will bother to risk touching subjects.
But as captainjoy points out, you CANNOT touch in combat with a Regular
spell.
(unless the target is bound).
Concentrate maneuvers support only a STEP movement.
btw, 4e FAQ on the Concentrate maneuver:
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/faq/FAQ4-3.html#SS3.4.1.3
I do see your point; however, I do think the rules as written indicate
that both touching or being within a yard are non-penalized uses of a
Regular Spell.
In any case, the careful wording of the Magic Staffs box has the staff "one
yard wand shaves -1 off distance penalties". Thus if the penalty was only
"-1" for a yard or less (or even half a yard, say), the penalty is now zero,
according to that text. A two-yard staff eliminates -2 in penalties. The
text says that it both reduces distance and removes penalties.
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Eric Funk
"Knowledge Brings Fear" -- Motto of Mars University, Futurama
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