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Message no. 1
From: chuck martin <martin@***.NRLSSC.NAVY.MIL>
Subject: Mages casting w/ magnification
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 15:23:10 CDT
In the SRII rules, it is mentioned several times that mages can cast line-of-
sight spells through the cyber-ware magnification, because they (the mages)
have already paid for them (with essence). I don't have the rules with
me, but places to look would be in the spell descriptions, spell casting
explanation, and the cyberware sections.

Chuck Martin
Message no. 2
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Mages casting w/ magnification
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 16:53:33 -0700
I promised myself I would stay away form this subject but...

Chuck Martin said:
>>In the SRII rules, it is mentioned several times that mages can cast line-of-
>>sight spells through the cyber-ware magnification, because they (the mages)
modification, not magnification
>>have already paid for them (with essence). I don't have the rules with
>>me, but places to look would be in the spell descriptions, spell casting
>>explanation, and the cyberware sections.

Electronic Magnification Cybereyes fall in to the grey area of the rules. On
one hand the rules say you cannot cast a spell though electronic or computer
enhanced vision, using electronic binoculars as an example. On the other hand
it says you can cast spells though cybereyes since you paid essense for them.
Since Electronic Magnification is a Street Samurai Catalog item, the boys at
FASA never bothered to say which rule would override the other in this case. If
there is a definitive answer than it will be in the Second Edition Street
Samurai Catalog, but knowing these guys I doubt they thought about it.

See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker

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