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Message no. 1
From: willemj <willemj@******.NL>
Subject: Levitate and Something for Granite
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 15:30:19 +0200
Daminion writes:
Eric writes:

Il> >[lots of stuff about unbalancing spells (24D damage for
> what drain?)]
>
Il> >As for the clothing, it wouldn't get to resist. Nor would
> >the person in it.
>
Moi> -IMHO a persons aura extends through his clothing. This
> would make it possible for the person to resist,

il >Well, if I fireball somebody, their clothing gets to resist separately (as
does their ammo :-)), so this would indicate that you are wrong.

moi> besides about this entire Levitate thing, as it sais in The
> Grimoire : RSpellcasting should be an artistic task, not an
> exercise in mathematical precision to allowa mage to get a
> nuclear tactical whammy for 3L drainS or something like
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> nuclear tactical whammy for 3L drainS or something like
> that. I suggest that Levitate may only be cast on willing
> targets, to prevent a party of super powerful mages going
> around levitating everything they see.

Il> Actually, I disagree. This is what being a mage is. Being a shaman on the
other hand...

Moi > To finish the quote : despite what some hermetics might say...

P.s To my friendly NERPS Administrator, Please send
me your stuff. To Granite : Go ahead Flood my mailbox, but do
make a digest

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