From:	Wolfchild nathan.olsen@*******.msus.edu
Subject:	Turn to goo spell effects
Date:	Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:25:44 -0500 (CDT)

On Mon, 19 Jun 2000 dbuehrer@******.carl.org wrote:

> Phil Smith wrote:
> >>From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
> >> > With area effect spells the ruling is easy; it can't effect anything
> >> bigger
> >> > than it's AOE.

Perhaps you are right, but our group has always had the impression that
AoE spells cannot effect anything located completely outside the AoE. This
means that as long as at least some part of a target is within the AoE
then it is effected. Maybe we misread the rules somewhere but I seem to
remember something about single-target spellseffecting targets where only
part of the aura is visible (such as around corners).

> >>That's exactly the problem: what's the area of effect of a single-target
> >>spell?
> >
> >Or rather; how big can a single target be?
>
> AFAIK, the largest target you can find in Shadowrun is the Earth.


As I mentioned in a previous post, it would make sense to limit the
effectiveness of single-target spells to a maximum radius (or is it
diameter?) of the caster's Magic Rating in meters. This allows the caster
to blow holes in walls without destroying the entire building and to dig a
hole without effecting the entire Earth.

Once again YMMV.


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