From:	Phil Smith phil_urbanhell@*******.com
Subject:	Sustanined/Perminant
Date:	Thu, 29 Jun 2000 17:14:10 GMT

>From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org
>That's called a quickened spell. The above spell creates a permanent
>*effect*, in that it creates ink in the target's skin.
>
>Your character could rewrite the spell so that the tattoo isn't inked into
>the skin with permanent ink, but instead is painted on the skin with
>washable ink.

Yeah, okay, another example; some runners have worked out that the only way
they can get into a facility is by dressing up as some guards there. They
need to wear their light armor if they are going to get out alive. Their
fixer can not get her hands on some armor as worn by the guards in the
facility so the team decide they need to make use of the mage's force 10
fashion spell (stay with me here). If they used the perminant version of
the spell they would have the security markings on their light armor for
life and the run is not going to throw up enough nuyen to cover the costs of
four more sets of light armor. The mage can not use mask on them because
sustaning the spell on all four of the team would incurr a +8TN for as long
as he held it. He does know quickening but the karma costs to put mask on
four people at a vaguely convincing level is more than he will be making for
this run even after cash for karma.

It would not be unrealistic or game unbalancing IMHO to have a version of
mask or fashion that changes the armor('s apperance) for a few hours.

Phil

That's it; get out of my castle!
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