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Message no. 1
From: Matthew Johnson <mjohnson@*.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Asral: PhysAd abilities: Distance Strike/Killing Hands/...
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 17:20:39 -0700
there's been discussion of the astral and spells. I have been pondering
Physical Adept abilities and Astral Space (I have done some reading, but my
questions have not been satisfied). Here's an example:

A physad has Distance Strike (from Awakenings). I believe this normally
bypasses armor (Or is that killing hands?). What about magical barriers:
spell barrier, mana barrier, etc. With this and some other "ranged" powers,
are barriers always bypassed (i.e., you can see it, you can 'hit' it)?
If all "magic", including Critter Powers, is related somehow to the
astral, how exactly are PhysAd powers represented there? similar to Critter
Powers?

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Message no. 2
From: Haloween Jack <ST97000132@****.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Asral: PhysAd abilities: Distance Strike/Killing Hands/...
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 14:00:19 -0500
On Sun, 2 Nov 1997 17:20:39 -0700 Matthew Johnson
<mjohnson@*.ARIZONA.EDU> wrote:


> there's been discussion of the astral and spells. I have been pondering
> Physical Adept abilities and Astral Space (I have done some reading, but my
> questions have not been satisfied). Here's an example:
>

Ok this topic interests me as well. Most of my characters
have been physads.

> A physad has Distance Strike (from Awakenings). I believe this normally
> bypasses armor (Or is that killing hands?).

Errr I can't remember anything in the discription of either
ability that says that it can bypass armour. I have always
reduced armour from both abilities. If distance strike
bypasses armour then why can't a bow after all they both
work of impact armour.

> If all "magic", including Critter Powers, is related somehow to the
> astral, how exactly are PhysAd powers represented there? similar to Critter
> Powers?

They are probably just show up as being stronger than that
of a mundane.

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