From: | dherr@********.net (David Herr) |
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Subject: | re: naturalness and all that |
Date: | Tue, 20 Feb 96 18:36:31 EST |
is not "real." Its a common illusion, generated by some high power
computers. Magic coult effect the computers, but only if the magician
has LOS. when a magician is in the matrix, he by defanition does not
have LOS. The only way that I could see for the magician to deck is
through a LCD screen while the mage can see the deck. The mage could
have a spell which would allow him to dake actions just like a decker,
but couldn't get the reaction bonus that a decker recieves. The only
advantage to this would be that the mage wouldn't have any minuses
from beeing a turtle.
The only reason that the above is possible is that the mage can see
and thus manipulate what it is that the deck does. I would also rule
that the mage must have a "matrix theory" skill and that the target
numbers for controlling the decker are just like the target numbers
for casting a spell on a highly proccessesd Item. The advantage is
that the number of succeses for a matrix theory (system rating) test
would be added to the rolls for the spell casting.
I.E. technomage desides that he wants to deck. he rolls out his flat
screen and plugs the deck into the wall outlet and casts a controll
deck spell on the deck. he can then take any action for as long as he
sustains the spell, his target number is deckers target #+4 (8=highly
processed target #, 4= "natural" target #, 8-4=4) he rolls his matrix
theory (4) test and gets 2,2,4,5 two successes. then he takes some
action and must take a spell casting(8) test (decker targ #=4) he
gets 4,4,2,2,2,8. he then adds two ( # of matrix theory successes) to
each # for final result of 6,6,4,4,4,10 or one success.