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Message no. 1
From: Vincent Pellerin <Vincent.Pellerin@***.GMC.ULAVAL.CA>
Subject: Re: my questions II
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 13:41:45 -0500
Jani Fikouras wrote
> Well ok this is not image enhancement, but it definitely counts as
>procecing so I guess that it still blocks magic.
>

True, anyways we have no proof that the "magic sight works with photons"..

> On The Other Hand :) you better pray no list.grumpy.member reads this
>cause I think OTOH is explained in the faq :)

No it is not (i checked before sending it ) :-)
>> What i meant was, can you use a binocular to perceive in astral (no
>> enhancements), since you can use it to cast spells (this is a peak on the
>> astral after all), you should be able to see with them.
>
> Well I guess so, but why ?

To inspect things astrally from a great distance EX: You are hidden
in the woods, using astral perception and see some presences about 300
meters from you. You try to identify them but the evil GM smiles and says
"sorry, you are too far away".


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Message no. 2
From: Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject: Re: my questions II
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 11:44:29 +0200
> > Well ok this is not image enhancement, but it definitely counts as
> >procecing so I guess that it still blocks magic.

> True, anyways we have no proof that the "magic sight works with photons"..

Well we had a prety interesting thread a coupla weeks ago (didnt we Damion :)
and the gist of it is that it probably doesnt. What is important however
is that the current world view (what your average magician considers to
be the facts) is that you cant see through rocessed stuff in the astral.
WYTIWYG (What You Think Is What You Get :)

> >> What i meant was, can you use a binocular to perceive in astral (no
> >> enhancements), since you can use it to cast spells (this is a peak on the
> >> astral after all), you should be able to see with them.

> > Well I guess so, but why ?

> To inspect things astrally from a great distance EX: You are hidden
> in the woods, using astral perception and see some presences about 300
> meters from you. You try to identify them but the evil GM smiles and says
> "sorry, you are too far away".

Yep, but who sez that distance plays the same role in the astral as it does
on the physical plane ? I'd say that a mage can see as far as he wants.

--
"Believe in Angels." -- The Crow

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Message no. 3
From: Damion Milliken <adm82@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: my questions II
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 02:25:51 +1000
Jani Fikouras writes:

> Yep, but who sez that distance plays the same role in the astral as it does
> on the physical plane ? I'd say that a mage can see as far as he wants.

Or as far as he thinks he can... :-)

--
Damion Milliken Nominee for the title of _Shadowrun Guru_ adm82@***.edu.au

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