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Message no. 1
From: Steve Huntsberry <shuntsbe@**.US.ADOBE.COM>
Subject: Insubstantial Spell Locks
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 18:25:06 -0800
In first edition, Spell Locks were set up so that once activated,
they vanished from the physical plane such that mundanes could
not touch them. They were visible from the Astral Plane.

In second edition, I see no mention of this (although I have not
looked all that hard). Is this still the case?

What do people think of this idea anyway? Other foci (Power, Weapon)
remain physical when activated. I think that it was just a cheesy
SR1 rule so that people did not steal character's spell locks.

It is especially interested when you consider the case where
someone grounds a physical spell through a spell lock from Astral.
Clearly the spell lock should have some physical presence
to be able to act as a bridge.

Steve Huntsberry
Adobe Systems Inc.
shuntsbe@**.us.adobe.com
Message no. 2
From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Insubstantial Spell Locks
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 12:40:19 +0930
>
> In first edition, Spell Locks were set up so that once activated,
> they vanished from the physical plane such that mundanes could
> not touch them. They were visible from the Astral Plane.
>
> In second edition, I see no mention of this (although I have not
> looked all that hard). Is this still the case?
>
Yes and no. (Check out, surprisingly, the Spell Lock section under Foci)
Mundanes can't see spell locks, magicians can only see them if they are
astrally active, but anyone can touch them and remove them if it is pointed
out to them (say, by the magician drawing a circle around it).

> What do people think of this idea anyway? Other foci (Power, Weapon)
> remain physical when activated. I think that it was just a cheesy
> SR1 rule so that people did not steal character's spell locks.
>
And to stop any Tom, Dick, or Harry from lifting it, thereby breaking the
lock.

> It is especially interested when you consider the case where
> someone grounds a physical spell through a spell lock from Astral.
> Clearly the spell lock should have some physical presence
> to be able to act as a bridge.
>
It does... pretend that the spell lock also has a limited Invisibility
spell cast on it.


--
Robert Watkins bob@**.ntu.edu.au
Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers
are around at 9 am, it's because they were up all night.

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