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From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Buildings, doors, maglocks, and magic
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:45:48 +0200
According to TalonMail@***.com, at 16:52 on 12 Jun 00, the word on the
street was...

> As for using TtG on parts of buildings, I've always allowed it. The
> example I use is if I walk up to a car, rap on its door and say to
> someone "what's this?" the most likely answer is "a car". On the
other
> hand, if I walk up to a house, put my hand on the front door and say
> "what's this?" the most likely answer is " a door" not "a
house" or "a
> building".

Okay, so you're saying a house isn't a single entity, but its doors,
walls, etc. are individual targets. Thanks for the more or less official
version :)

> In fact, it's probably too powerful to let single-target spells affect
> entire buildings without being massive area spells.

Those were my thoughts, too, which is why I mentioned increasing in
barrier rating if houses were to be a single target. However, if they are
treated as consisting of a number of separate targets (say, each wall is
one), then this problem doesn't really exist.

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