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Message no. 1
From: Max Rible <slothman@*********.ORG>
Subject: Re: Cybereyes in Astral Space (was re: Rigger 2 Questions &
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:06:44 -0800
At 03:51 4/7/98 PDT, Matthew Waddilove wrote:
>Paul Gettle Wrote
>>Nope. It's been stated in Shadowbeat (don't groan, it happens to be
>>the sourcebook to turn to if you want info on how Simsense works) that
>>astral projection does not register on any type of recording
>>cyberware.

>Does this mean that a mage with cybereyes won't be able to see on the
>astral?

>Because if he can then I can't see why the signal can't be recorded.

>Ahh I've just had a revelation. Mage's Self-image (ie astral form) will
>have eyes even if the mage's physical form does not.

Actually, the case seems to be that you don't see in the astral with
your eyes; you see in the astral with your visual cortex. There's
a blind mage in a FASA module (Elven Fire, I think) who sees just fine
in the astral. That's why people who are assensing tend to defocus
their eyes: they're not using them.

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Message no. 2
From: Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Cybereyes in Astral Space (was re: Rigger 2 Questions &
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:31:06 EDT
In a message dated 4/7/98 2:09:58 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
slothman@*********.ORG writes:

> Actually, the case seems to be that you don't see in the astral with
> your eyes; you see in the astral with your visual cortex. There's
> a blind mage in a FASA module (Elven Fire, I think) who sees just fine
> in the astral. That's why people who are assensing tend to defocus
> their eyes: they're not using them.
>
I can uphold this with a "Critter" Entry. Ghouls are blind, especially
'second generation' ghouls. And they are all Dual Nature. That is/was their
saving grace and their damnation during the Bug Infestation of Chicago and
it's relevant "Cure" utilized later on.

-K

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