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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (lotusfreek)
Subject: cybereyes and thermo enhancments
Date: Sat Mar 10 17:40:04 2001
shadowrun main, pg. 181, spell targeting
"a physical spellcaster can cast a spell at anything physical he can see
unaided by imaging technology. However, optical lenses, mirrors and fiber
optics can enhance line of sight, as can cyber vision enhancements (they
have been paid for with essense). Metahuman vision abilities can also enhace
line of sight, but not spells like clairvoyance or anyother spells which
alter vision."

the only thing this doesn't apply to is ultrasound sight because a computer
is translating sound into sight, its more like enhanced hearing.

lotusfreek
Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Gurth)
Subject: cybereyes and thermo enhancments
Date: Mon Mar 12 06:05:11 2001
According to lotusfreek, on Sat, 10 Mar 2001 the word on the street was...

> shadowrun main, pg. 181, spell targeting
> "a physical spellcaster can cast a spell at anything physical he can see
> unaided by imaging technology. However, optical lenses, mirrors and fiber
> optics can enhance line of sight, as can cyber vision enhancements (they
> have been paid for with essense).

And this last bit is the core of the question, if you want to twist over
minor rules :) Vision mag in a natural eye, sure -- you paid Essence, so
it'll work. But vision mag in a cybereye hasn't cost you any Essence, which
means that electronic mag might just prevent you from targeting spells...

Not that I'm going to be bothered -- in my game, either type works for
magicians.

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