| From: | dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Turn to goo spell effects. |
| Date: | Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:50:04 -0600 |
>At 11:59 AM 6/19/2000, dbuehrer@******.carl.org wrote:
>>>Therefore, IMNSHO, there exists a magical precedent for treating cars as
>>>single entities, but buildings as collections of different entities that
>>>may be individually targeted by spells.
>>
>>But a magician is not a spirit, and a domain is not a target. Apples and
>>oranges, IMHO.
>
>I don't think its quite apples and oranges. How about green and red apples? ;)
>
>No, I don't think that its a direct comparison, but without actual
>precedent on the building, its seems that it should be valid. Spirits do
>follow at least some of the same rules as spellcasters for the way that
>magic works.
Yes, but spirits are critters not of this world. IMHO their set of rules
are completely different from mages, and just happen to converge in a few
spots. What holds true for one may not hold true for the other.
>I'm also falling back on what Steve Kenson said, since he's the one who
>did a lot of this stuff. His arguement was basically if you point at a
>car, I say that you're pointing at the car first, then I say you're
>pointing at the door. If you point at the front door to your house, I say
>that you're pointing at your door first, then I say you're pointing at
>your house.
Then you're only limited by the mage's perceptions. What if the mage sees
a car as it's component parts, not as a whole? What if he sees the door of
a car before he sees the car? Can that mage then target the door?
I see a house door as part of a house, not as a separate entity. Steve
sees a house door as a separate entity. If we were mages does this mean
that Steve would be able to target the door and I wouldn't?
Is the determinant factor based on the mage's perception, or is it a hard
and fast rule based on magic's perception?
To Life,
-Graht
http://www.users.uswest.net/~abaker3
--
"Anything I have ever done that ultimately was worthwhile....
initially scared me to death."
-Betty Bender
