From: | jaimie.nicholson@********.otago.ac.nz (Jaimie Nicholson) |
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Subject: | Watchers, watchers, and more damned watchers. Could there _be_ anything more |
Date: | Mon, 3 Jun 1996 14:40:27 -0300 |
> *grin*... I thought manifestation
>meant being able to be seen physically...
*grin back* Well, there are two schools of thought on that one. It makes
sense that light has to bounce off of something for it to be seen, so they
are affecting light phyiscally, but is that enough? As shown by mirages and
heat hazes, you don't have to have much mass to affect light. In terms of
physical presence, maybe manifested watchers could be compared to a puff of
warm air.
Speaking of manifested watchers, could you ground an area-affect spell
through them, as a way of zapping people from astral space? And if not
(because its so damn dangerous), whats a good excuse for stopping
characters (and NPC hit-mages) from doing it? I know the Awakenings
sourcebook mentions use of a low force fire elemental for a similar
technique, and this could be an absolute killer of parties without a mage
who can go astral and defend against this sort of drek.
PLAYTHING OF A CRUEL GOD...
JAIMIE NICHOLSON