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Message no. 1
From: Tim Cooper <z-i-m@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Portable Circles [possible spoilers]
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 22:49:37 EDT
On Sat, 28 Jun 1997 11:47:17 -0400 "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
writes:

>>>>[On another note, I forgot to add something...the concept of
interlacing
>and interconnecting circles is also very indicative of POWERFUL magic
and
>involves some pretty nasty crap. I know of only two incidents where
"three
>dimensional" circles were used (think of the supports on a globe), and
in
>those instances, the indications are of use only when contacting "higher
>beings" such as Free Spirits maybe...]<<<

Are we talking about instances in SR or just instances in general (HPL
and etc.)?

But, yes that would make sence as you would in effect be creating a
single structure with the combined power of multiple circles (which would
obviously be different and more powerfull than something as simple as
concentric circles).

While we are on the subject of circles, which includes by extension
Wards, anyone have some concrete rules/ideas about creating Wards or
Circles that are much smaller than the 3 meter + rating standard (a la
BD*). I know someone posted something earlier about <house rule>
successes being used to decrease the size </house rule>.

I'm just thinking about the container in BD* that had some serious
Wardage, but was obviously not upteen meters large, and also general
applications of having "micro Wards" for protecting smaller constructs
(maybe even Quickenings, Anchorings or <munchy?> spell locks and foci
</munchy?>).

~Tim
(*Oh yeah, that's "Bottled Demon" for those of you got this far and still
don't know what I was referring to)
Message no. 2
From: "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Portable Circles [possible spoilers]
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 19:53:22 -0400
In a message dated 97-06-28 23:06:26 EDT, z-i-m@****.COM (Tim Cooper) writes:

>
> While we are on the subject of circles, which includes by extension
> Wards, anyone have some concrete rules/ideas about creating Wards or
> Circles that are much smaller than the 3 meter + rating standard (a la
> BD*). I know someone posted something earlier about <house rule>
> successes being used to decrease the size </house rule>.
>
> I'm just thinking about the container in BD* that had some serious
> Wardage, but was obviously not upteen meters large, and also general
> applications of having "micro Wards" for protecting smaller constructs
> (maybe even Quickenings, Anchorings or <munchy?> spell locks and foci
> </munchy?>).
>
> ~Tim
>

I actually think that idea of smaller circles was mine, at least the one
mentioned...I have to admit something...my third SR character, and the only
one of them actually still being played was an enchanter adept, and he did
ALL sorts of stuff for the rest of the party. He also came out the richest
and learned the nastier, sharper, deeper side of the magic.

As for the "concentric" or "interlocking" circle structeres...yeah,
thmost of
the circumstances that I am referring to are rules modifications used here in
the games I'm a part of...we've taken the rules from so many other guidelines
and notebooks, that I actually forget the whole list.

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