Message no. 1

From:	"J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	Aura Shrouding (was Re: Area of Effect Spells and Astral
Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 1997 18:03:39 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-14 00:15:54 EDT, mbreton@**.netcom.com (Matb)
writes:

>
> Again, depending on how you reason Masking. The spell bumps into a fake
> aura (or is given false parameters by the casting mage). Well, it looks
> like it's the target, so it flows through - but to where? If it's a
> falso image, it is by definition .not. the aura of the target. Ergo,
> difficulties.
>
>
I know that in the games here, the concept of a "false auras to trick combat
magic" has come into debate about a year ago. The decision reached had
something to do with the on example of "thisaurawilldothankyouverymuch"
(forgot the rest, blocked the wrong part for replying).

We created an Illusion spell we dubbed Aura Shroud, which creates a "truly
false aura" with no groundable solution, thus directed combat magic and
similar magic (such as Mind Probe) would fail. Of course there was a "spell
intelligence" test, sort of like perceiving invisibility involved, just keep
some game balance.
-Keith