Back to the main page

Mailing List Logs for ShadowRN

Message no. 1
From: cocheese <ZKLJ1@****.EAST-TENN-ST.EDU>
Subject: barrier question
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 15:10:34 EDT
This came up last night and I don't have my books with me. If I'm astral outsi
de a building and an apt. has a ward but the curtains of the window are parted,
can I see into the apt. (past or thru the ward)?. Just wondering....


CoCheese
Message no. 2
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: barrier question
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 17:30:46 -0400
>>>>> "cocheese" == cocheese <ZKLJ1@****.EAST-TENN-ST.EDU>
writes:

cocheese> This came up last night and I don't have my books with me. If
cocheese> I'm astral outsi de a building and an apt. has a ward but the
cocheese> curtains of the window are parted, can I see into the apt.
cocheese> (past or thru the ward)?. Just wondering....

Argh! Not again! :)

If you toe the FASA line, if the ward itself does not block vision, then
yes, you can see through the windows because you can normally see
through the windows.

If you ignore FASA's bit of hackery, you can't see through windows
anyway because they're man-made, non-living materials and thus opaque in
astral space.

If you're planning on casting a spell into the apartment you still have
to overcome the ward.

--
Rat <ratinox@***.neu.edu> \ If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get
PGP Public Key: Ask for one today! \ away immediately. Seek shelter and cover
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/ratinox/ \ head.
Message no. 3
From: "S.F. Eley" <gt6877c@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: barrier question
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 23:22:48 -0400
>This came up last night and I don't have my books with me. If I'm astral outsi
>de a building and an apt. has a ward but the curtains of the window are parted,
>can I see into the apt. (past or thru the ward)?. Just wondering....

Uh, nope. The ward is blocking astral perception, which is _very_
different from normal perception. What you would see with normal sight
doesn't relate.

Blessings,

_TNX._

--
Stephen F. Eley (-) gt6877c@*****.gatech.edu )-( Student Pagan Community
http://wc62.residence.gatech.edu| Gray's Corollary to Clarke's Theorem:
My opinions are my opinions. | "Any technology that is distinguishable
Please don't blame anyone else. | from magic is insufficiently advanced."
Message no. 4
From: Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject: Re: barrier question
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 14:10:31 +0200
>>This came up last night and I don't have my books with me. If I'm astral outsi
>>de a building and an apt.has a ward but the curtains of the window are parted,
> >can I see into the apt. (past or thru the ward)?. Just wondering....
>
> Uh, nope. The ward is blocking astral perception, which is _very_
> different from normal perception. What you would see with normal sight
> doesn't relate.

I agree, a barrier has a definite astral presence and that means
(the way I understand it) that you cant see through it. Someone mentioned
that there is a FASA rule stating the opposite, can you please give
us a reference for that?

--
GCS d H s+: !g p1 !au a- w+ v-(?) C++++ UA++$S++L++$>++++ L++>+++ E--- N+ h*(+)
W(+)(---) M-- !V(--) -po+(---) Y+ t++ 5++ R+++ tv b++ e+ u++(-) f+ r- n!(-) y?

Moderator of alt.c00ld00z (coolness in general)
Message no. 5
From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: barrier question
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 01:01:32 +0930
Jani Fikouras wrote:
> I agree, a barrier has a definite astral presence and that means
> (the way I understand it) that you cant see through it. Someone mentioned
> that there is a FASA rule stating the opposite, can you please give
> us a reference for that?

I play barriers in the Astral as being "a crackling wall of energy", just
as in the Physical realm, and with the same mods on perception... (+1 per
Force?? Can't remember)

--
Robert Watkins bob@**.ntu.edu.au
Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers
are around at 9 am, it's because they were up all night.
*** Finger me for my geek code ***

Further Reading

If you enjoyed reading about barrier question, you may also be interested in:

Disclaimer

These messages were posted a long time ago on a mailing list far, far away. The copyright to their contents probably lies with the original authors of the individual messages, but since they were published in an electronic forum that anyone could subscribe to, and the logs were available to subscribers and most likely non-subscribers as well, it's felt that re-publishing them here is a kind of public service.

Thwap!