Message no. 1

From:	"Davidson, Chris" <Christopher.Davidson@***.BOEING.COM>
Subject:	frostbites and astral projection (was: RE: Frostbite and hypother
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:27:32 -0700

> cold) down to almost nothing. OTOH, if the mind goes with the body
> astrally as well as physically, then all bets are off. The astral
> form
> would gradually weaken and become lethargic as the the mind became
> confused, and the magician would be nearly helpless to stop it. Maybe
> a
> Willpower test to focus and keep going.
>
> Also, once the initial stages of hypothermia set in, I'd probably make
> it
> very hard for the magician to project at all. The same dullness of
> mind,
> will, and senses would hamper any attempts to do so.
>
not to change subjects here, but I'm going to anyway....what happens to
a mage when he/she is projected and the body is killed?

-=Toffer=-



> ----------
> From: Starjammer[SMTP:starjammer@**********.COM]
> Reply To: Shadowrun Discussion
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 8:32 AM
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: Frostbite and hypothermia
>
> At 05:03 PM 9-24-98 +0200, you wrote:
>
> >I've followed this thread so far - and found all your posts very
> >informative - just one thing I thought of:
> >What would happen if someone were projecting astrally while being
> >exposed to severe cold?
> >AFAIK the mage is not aware of his/her body, so what would happen?
> >IMO the slow onset of hypothermia - meaning the physical body is
> >slowly freezing to death - could become a problem...
> >Any suggestions for handling this situation?
> >
> >Tania
>
> Geez. After some consideration, and reversing my initial impression,
> I'd
> say that astral projection would be a mixed blessing. The rules say
> that a
> magician astrally projecting is instantly aware of any harm done to
> his
> physical body. If we give the astral projector the benefit of the
> doubt
> and say that their mind is not confused and impaired as it would be in
> physical form, then they would probably feel their life slipping away
> as
> their body weakened. And it would weaken fast, considering that
> astrally
> projecting knocks the metabolism (and thereby the body's defense
> against
>
> IMHO, of course.
>
> Starjammer | "Would it help if we
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>