From: | shadowrn@*********.com (Allen Smith) |
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Subject: | Auras and Initiation (was Re: MiTS: Changing magic styles) |
Date: | Tue Jun 12 15:45:04 2001 |
> John@*****.co.uk writes:
>
> > In MiTS rules on MetaMagic it talks about changing your Astral Signature
> > by changing your "style" of magic.
> Um, I always thought that it meant changing your style of magic and
> aura, to make it more difficult for people to recognise a spell cast
> by you or recognise your aura if they saw it again.
I'm not even sure it normally implies any aura changes, other than
those involved in the Initiation itself. BTW, regarding that, while
masking is stated as being capable of making an Initiate look like a
non-Initiate (MITS pg 76), there aren't any rules on the needed
successes et al to astrally perceive someone as an Initiate in the
first place, aside from seeing their Essence and Magic
Attribute. There also aren't any rules on seeing bioware. Logically:
A. Initiates should be better at detecting Initiation -
they're personally familiar with it, after all; and
B. Bioware should be easier to detect on an Awakened subject,
since they're the ones it makes the most difference with.
Here are suggested abilities to perceive the above depending on the
successes for Astral Perception (combined with Aura Reading as usual):
1-2 Successes:
If the viewer is Initiated, whether the subject is
Initiated;
If the subject is Awakened, the presence or absence of
any bioware, and whether the person is in
Bioware Overstress (unAwakened individuals in
Bioware Overstress will simply appear ill,
with no more detailed information available)
3-4 Successes:
If the viewer is _not_ Initiated, whether the subject
is Initiated
If the subject is _not_ Awakened, the presence or
absence of any bioware, and whether the person
is in Bioware Overstress
If the viewer is Initiated, the relative level of the
subject's Initiation (higher/lower/equal), if
any
If the subject is Awakened, the general location of
any bioware
5+ Successes:
If the viewer is Initiated, the exact level of the
subject's Initiation, if any
If the subject is _not_ Awakened, the general location
of any bioware
If the subject is Awakened, the exact location of any
bioware and the subject's Bio Index
What do people think?
Yours,
-Allen
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Allen Smith easmith@********.rutgers.edu