From:	dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject:	Buildings, doors, maglocks, and magic
Date:	Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:31:20 -0600

Gurth wrote:
>According to dbuehrer@******.carl.org, at 7:03 on 12 Jun 00, the word on
>the street was...
>
> > >Here's something that came up in a game recently, and caused a bit of an
> > >argument between the GM (me) and one of the other players: can you target
> > >a door or a lock, that's part of a building, with magic?
> >
> > I would say yes. The precedent has been set in that a player may target
> > specific parts of a vehicle (windows, tires, etc).
>
>The precedent has been set that they _can't_ -- SR3, p. 150: "Vehicles are
>single entities. (...) magicians cannot use magic to target individual
>portions of a vehicle." Basically, my question is whether a building is
>such a single entity as well, or whether its walls, windows, and doors are
>separate entities.

oops :)

Okay, in that case, everything but manipulation spells would have to target
the entire building.

The TN would come off of the object resistance table. Keep in mind that
buildings overall are very complex structures. There's the wood, nails,
plaster, screws, etc, and then there's the electrical wiring, plumbing,
heating, cooling, etc. Then I would check the rules as to whether or not
armor applies vs a specific spell and if so, apply the average barrier
rating (giving more weight to the barrier ratings of major structural
components like walls and support beams).

To Life,
-Graht
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