From:	Phil Smith phil_urbanhell@*******.com
Subject:	Turn to goo spell effects
Date:	Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:41:18 GMT

>From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org
>>Okay, this post has been long overdue (eh Gurth? :) It's simple and
>>straightforward so here it is:
he entire building. And even
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>>What do you guys think?
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>><comments here>
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>I'm going to side with Gurth.
>
>The rules state that non-manipulation spells cannot target specific
>locations on vehicles. I would extend that rule to buildings and other man
>made structures. If you want to be able to bust through doors with a
>spell, take a telekinetic manipulation spell, or an acid elemental
>manipulation spell.

(Despite the fact that this discussion has already risen through the stages
of intelligent discussion into unrelated topics and is on the brink of
decending into humerous conversations normally involving parts of Doc's
anatomy once already when Gurth brought the question up)...

With area effect spells the ruling is easy; it can't effect anything bigger
than it's AOE. Except having said that, a target might only just excede the
spell's size in which case it should be effected. Basically I would say
that a spell can not target a whole building without having the exteneded
range option on it. It can target important parts of it's structure and try
to knock it over but...

Okay, this is a more difficult topic than I thought it would be. The
thought of being able to turn buildings to goo is a bit too dangerous to be
allowed ("the prototype's in this one? Okay then...").

Howver, I would refer anyone going to assult this issue to Ritual Socery in
MITS where it says that to target a building requires a brick from it;
something that was inside it will not do, which implys to me that a building
has one aura and therefore can only be targeted as one entity.

Phil

...Unfortunatly one of them spotted our hidden microphone and followed the
extension cable back to the police station.
Milton Jones

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