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Message no. 1
From: Takashi Miyamoto <miyamoto@****.KEK.JP>
Subject: Question: Magic
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 22:40:17 JST
Hoi, chummers. I'm a shadowrunner living in Tokyo, Japan.
I have some questions.

Q1) Are extra dice provided by spell foci cumulative? If a magician
activates two force-6 spell foci of the same spell, can he use 12 dice?

Q2) Same question, but for 'aid sorcery' by elementals. Is it possible to
gain extra dice from two elementals at one time?

Q3) Question about Shapechange spell. Every 2 successes a caster
generates add 1 to the critter's physical attributes. Is the critter's
reaction increased if its quickness is increased?

Thanks in advance.

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Takashi MIYAMOTO miyamoto@****.kek.jp
Message no. 2
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@***.GWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Question: Magic
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 23:51:49 -0500
Hope you remember your quesitons...

Q1) No.

Q2) Yes.

Q3) Yes.
Message no. 3
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Question: Magic
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 16:24:46 -0800
Takashi MIYAMOTO asked:

>>Q1) Are extra dice provided by spell foci cumulative? If a magician
>>activates two force-6 spell foci of the same spell, can he use 12 dice?

Yes, there are no rules banning the use of mulitple spell or power foci.

>>Q2) Same question, but for 'aid sorcery' by elementals. Is it possible to
>>gain extra dice from two elementals at one time?

The aid sorcery power of elementals add form auxiliary magic pool that is used
in conjunction with the magic pool. Thus you can use the dice from multiple
elementals, but the total die used to alter any magic test use the rules listed
under Magic Pool. Thus a mage with Magic 6 and two force five fire elementals
could only add 6 dice to a combat spell success test.

>>Q3) Question about Shapechange spell. Every 2 successes a caster
>>generates add 1 to the critter's physical attributes. Is the critter's
>>reaction increased if its quickness is increased?

Critter reaction and damage codes are not linked to their physical
characteristics. Thus the increase to the physical characteristics from the
shapechange spell do not affect the reaction. However the critters reaction
is increased by the shapechanged person's Intelligence.

See Ya in Shadows, "I can count the number of days I've worked
Jason J Carter since graduation on one hand." - ME!
The Nightstalker Carter@***.EDU

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