| From: | Steve Collins einan@*********.net |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Limited spells vs. masking (restricted target combat spells) |
| Date: | Tue, 27 Jun 00 21:46:58 -0500 |
>
>Me
>Great Dragons might be able to do it, and so might IE's. But it's not
>likely that
>any character will meet either on a regular basis...
>
>Basically, what Tarek said. It's like part of your aura that you can't
>quite shave
>off, and even if you mask it, the spell ignores the masking.
>
>Otherwise:"Well, Oh, then I'll mask my aura to be a 'fridge when you cast
>detect
>person, mask my aura to be a dragon when you cast slay human, etc." CAN of
>Worms.
>Masking can be used to acquire immunity to most spells (provided you know
>they're
>coming, but yeah.)
>
>----arguably, this is what shielding is, so there is allready a game
>system for it.
>Masking an aura to look like something you're not can use the shielding
>rules to
>add to the target number to pierce the masking (although there are already
>rules
>for such a thing anyway).
>
>
How about making it a new Metamagical ability. Call it Alter Aura, every
time you select this as your new metamagical ability you "learn" a new
specific form (can be any living creature you are familiar with including
a spell or magical construct but obviously if the mage sees a human with
his eyes and you have your Arua Altered to be a Dog he's going to know
something is up) and for specific spells they affect your new astral form
(for example if you are an Elf and have your Aura altered to appear as a
Cat and someone casts detect Elf they do not see you but if they cast
detect cat they do), not your base. Alternately add the Initiate grade to
the TN for the specific spell. You can sustain the effect for Initiate
Grade X D6 X 10 minutes and can change to each form known once per day.
Also use the rules to see through Masking for another initiate mage to
see your true Aura.
Steve
