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Message no. 1
From: GuayII@***.com GuayII@***.com
Subject: Immunity to Normal Weapons [Was: Re: soopasuit]
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 02:44:55 EDT
In a message dated Sun, 9 Apr 2000 4:55:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, HHackerH@***.com
writes:

> Actually, you'd better give it a fairly good strength
> if it is going to pull this off and carry the person
> around while "in flight". And, as I'm sure Barbie can
> attest to, the "immunity to normal weapons" isn't
> quite the same thing ... depending upon the GM's
> interpretation of that particular game mechanic.
>
> -K

And what other interpretations are floating around out there (esp for allies)?

Cash
Message no. 2
From: Mark A Shieh SHODAN+@***.EDU
Subject: Immunity to Normal Weapons [Was: Re: soopasuit]
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:30:41 -0400 (EDT)
GuayII@***.com writes:
> In a message dated Sun, 9 Apr 2000 4:55:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, HHackerH\
> @***.com writes:
> > around while "in flight". And, as I'm sure Barbie can
> > attest to, the "immunity to normal weapons" isn't
> > quite the same thing ... depending upon the GM's
> > interpretation of that particular game mechanic.
>
> And what other interpretations are floating around out there (esp
> for allies)?

The one I'd be inclined to use is that immunity to normal
weapons means that you haven't hit anything "vital", since it's all
mana anyways. So, take a human-shaped ally, and shoot them with a
bullet. You may have punched a hole straight through the ally, but
since it's all mana anyways, you haven't done any significant damage
to it. The hole will fix itself pretty quickly. Depending on the
manifested form, the bullet itself may be stopped, but this is
completely up to whim. (An earth elemental will almost always stop
the bullet and can be used as cover. A flimsy barbie dress will never
stop the bullet, and will in fact not reduce the power at all unless
I'm being generous and let the character create a dress from the NAGRL
line of armored clothing.)

Mark

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