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Message no. 1
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: physical damage from the astral was:Fat-bac -Rep
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:38:51 +0100
Galen \ said on 15:51/15 Sep 96...

> Says whom? Narcojets are low-speed, low-momentum darts (why they use
> impact, rather than ballistic armour). Furthermore, most animals and
> humans CAN withstand a hit with a tranq dart at 40 feet. Or even less.

SRII and/or the Grimoire say that even the slightest wound will kill the
body of a magician who's gone astral. Robert tends to apply this rule more
strictly than most of the rest of us, so shooting the magician's body with
a narcoject dart will kill him/her in his game (after all, the narcoject
will wound the magician, because its needle pierces his/her skin).

I would only allow a magician to die if he/she takes at least a Light
wound, though.
Although ATM I'm not 100% sure if this rule goes for both Physical and
Stun damage, or Physical damage only.

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Message no. 2
From: Robert Watkins <robertdw@*******.net.au>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: physical damage from the astral was:Fat-bac -Rep
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 96 21:09:53 +1100
>SRII and/or the Grimoire say that even the slightest wound will kill the
>body of a magician who's gone astral. Robert tends to apply this rule more
>strictly than most of the rest of us, so shooting the magician's body with
>a narcoject dart will kill him/her in his game (after all, the narcoject
>will wound the magician, because its needle pierces his/her skin).

Heck, I rule that a rough road taken at speed could kill him. :)
(Actually, it's not the impact that I would rule kills the mage, but the
shock of the drug shutting down his system. After all, a slight overdose
(like two shots) almost always does about Serious physical or more, so I
say it's reasonably traumatic)


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