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Message no. 1
From: Egil Geir Brautaset <egilbra@***.UNIT.NO>
Subject: A question about spell locks
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 15:15:23 +0000
It seems to be a general practice to allow the activation/deactivation
of a spell lock by the mage casting the spell or having bonded it.

Is it necessary to rebond the spell lock each time you reactivate it?
Is it necessary to recast the spell each time you reactivate the spell
lock?

-- Egil <egilbra@***.unit.no>
Message no. 2
From: "Brian W. Allison" <bwa550s@***.SMSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: A question about spell locks
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 10:58:06 -0500
On Wed, 6 Apr 1994, Egil Geir Brautaset wrote:

> It seems to be a general practice to allow the activation/deactivation
> of a spell lock by the mage casting the spell or having bonded it.
>
> Is it necessary to rebond the spell lock each time you reactivate it?
> Is it necessary to recast the spell each time you reactivate the spell
> lock?
>
> -- Egil <egilbra@***.unit.no>
>

Nope, it's not necessary, as the deactivation doesn't break the lock,
only turns it off. Therefore the mana component (astral component) isn't
destroyed.

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Brian (bwa550s@***.smsu.edu)
Michael Crawford = sing.god
(GEEK CODE) GCS d@ -p+ c++++!!!!! l u+(++) e+(++) m@(+/++/---) s@/@
!n--- h*(+) f+(?) !g(20/12) w+ t+ r+(++) y?
Message no. 3
From: Matt <mosbun@******.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: A question about spell locks
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 12:51:11 -0500
>It seems to be a general practice to allow the activation/deactivation
>of a spell lock by the mage casting the spell or having bonded it.

Not only general practice, but a general rule.

>Is it necessary to rebond the spell lock each time you reactivate it?

No
>Is it necessary to recast the spell each time you reactivate the spell
>lock?

No

Matt
Message no. 4
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: A question about spell locks
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 15:32:53 -0400
On Wed, 6 Apr 1994, Egil Geir Brautaset wrote:
> Is it necessary to rebond the spell lock each time you reactivate it?

No..This is what I thought at first too but it is not so..

> Is it necessary to recast the spell each time you reactivate the spell
> lock?
>
Not at all..However if you want to rebond and recast any spell or stacked
spells into it you can do that as long as you have the time and the karma..
--------------------------GRANITE
Message no. 5
From: "Brian W. Allison" <bwa550s@***.SMSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: A question about spell locks
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 17:15:48 -0500
On Wed, 6 Apr 1994, C. Paul Douglas wrote:
[Snip question about needing to recast/rebond]
> Not at all..However if you want to rebond and recast any spell or stacked
> spells into it you can do that as long as you have the time and the karma..
> --------------------------GRANITE
>

Nope. If a lock is bonded, it is attached to a spell. Note that SRII does
talk about stacking spell, but locks only use singular indicators. Locks
can't lock more than one (1) spell. That would be like trying to pour a
gallon of sand into a full gallon bucket, although I don't know what it
would do to the lock....

(Please prove me wrong with a quote, as I'd love to lock a bunch of
'combat condition' spells with 1 lock...)

------------------------------------------
Brian (bwa550s@***.smsu.edu)
Michael Crawford = sing.god
(GEEK CODE) GCS d@ -p+ c++++!!!!! l u+(++) e+(++) m@(+/++/---) s@/@
!n--- h*(+) f+(?) !g(20/12) w+ t+ r+(++) y?

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