| From: | GRINNING IN THE NIGHT <EWESSEL@****.BITNET> |
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| Subject: | How foci work and an answer |
| Date: | Tue, 27 Oct 92 15:56:00 CST |
]>
]> >>>>>[Last run, an upstart shaman I know had this problem: a
friend
]> of his was trapped in a burning building, and he was carrying these foci
]> that he found. He's a physical adept, but none of the foci were bonded to
]> him. This shaman friend wanted to 'ground' a physical spell that was
]> _beneficial_ to the troll out through the foci-- namely, Barrier! The
]> point of contention seems to be whether the focus is bonded, to me...
]> Thoughts, fellows, or theories?]<<<<<
]>
]> --- Woodsy, Owl Shaman
]>
]
] >>>>>[Won't work. The foci must be bound to the person (in this case
] the Troll Phys Add) for a spell to be grounded through it. Only when
] a focus is bound to a person, does it create the bridge between our
] world and the astral. Without being bonded it a focus is just another
] bit of dead weight.
] It is good to know that the are others out there who also follow
] Owl.]<<<<<
] -- Der Schatten <23:55:03/10-26-53>
The way I understand it, is that if the focus is bonded, it doesn't really
matter. What matters is if the focus is activated or not. Remember, if a mage
wants to use his focus, he must first activate it. That is when the trouble
from astral beings becomes a reality. So, our phys-ad friend up there who
is carrying a load of foci, can't have a spell grounded out through them,
because the foci aren't active, and since they aren't bonded to him, he
can't activate them.
And, as far as the Minataur's question on cybereyes is concerned, here's
some insight. The limit of .5 essence is not a limit of how much cyberware
you can get put in your head, it is the limit of essence that can be used up
by eyeware. That is, no matter how much eyeware you get, you can only lose
.5 essence. So if you have just normal cybereyes (not beta or alpha), thermo,
low-light, a camera, and mag-3 optics, the character only loses .5 essence, even
though that grouping of cyberware adds up to about 1.6 or 2.0 essence. (no
flames on the essence totals please, I don't have my book with me.) (flame on
the other stuff if you want.)
Dr. Jack-o'-lantern
