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Message no. 1
From: What ? <MCM@***.BRIGHTON.AC.UK>
Subject: GLASSES
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1993 17:21:00 BST
I JUST RECEIVE THIS REPLY FROM RAT :

ME> Glasses are manufactured objects and thus mages are unable to
ME> perceive through them.

R>Wrong. Optical lenses can be seen/cast through, because there is a
R>direct line of sight between the mage and the target. Which is why
R>most limos have one-way tinted glass: mages can see and cast out, but
R>they can't see in.

Erm, I don't think you actually read what I said, there is nothing wrong
with looking and casting through glasses, I said Perceiving through
glass, since it's a man made object.

-WHAT
Message no. 2
From: Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: GLASSES
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1993 12:28:52 EDT
>>>>> "M" == MCM <What> writes:

ME> Glasses are manufactured objects and thus mages are unable to
ME> perceive through them.

Rat> Wrong. Optical lenses can be seen/cast through, because there is
Rat> a direct line of sight between the mage and the target. Which is
Rat> why most limos have one-way tinted glass: mages can see and cast
Rat> out, but they can't see in.

M> Erm, I don't think you actually read what I said, there is nothing
M> wrong with looking and casting through glasses, I said Perceiving
M> through glass, since it's a man made object.

Ah! Hmmm... if you can cast through them then you have to be able to
make an Astral LoS to the target. But you can't Astrally Percieve
through manufactured objects. But you can cast through machine-made
glass.... I guess this is just another one of those examples that
prove that you don't Astrally Percieve with your eyes, but with
another sense entirely.

But then how can you cast spells out of a limo, being surrounded by a
manufactured car? :-)

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Message no. 3
From: Todd Montgomery <tmont@****.WVU.EDU>
Subject: Re: GLASSES
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1993 12:39:07 -0400
Rat saidth:

> Ah! Hmmm... if you can cast through them then you have to be able to
> make an Astral LoS to the target. But you can't Astrally Percieve
> through manufactured objects. But you can cast through machine-made
> glass.... I guess this is just another one of those examples that
> prove that you don't Astrally Percieve with your eyes, but with
> another sense entirely.
>
> But then how can you cast spells out of a limo, being surrounded by a
> manufactured car? :-)

Or how do you cast through an extremely high tech. Suit of heavy armor?

-- Quiktek
-- Todd Montgomery
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