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Message no. 1
From: Jay Moretz <rdarmand@*****.NET>
Subject: Spell Locks and levitation
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 18:55:46 -0400
Hi, folks. I just joined the list and have a question: if some one spell
locked the "Levitate Person" spell, the location used for distance
measurement would be the original casting area, no matter where/when the
lock was activated/deactivated, right? A friend of mine thinks this will
give him a flight charm, but I tell him it won't be of much use unless he
never goes anywhere. Who is correct?
Sincerely,
Jay

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Message no. 2
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks and levitation
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 17:29:46 -0700
First things first..Your addy is overriding the list..

>...... A friend of mine thinks this will
> give him a flight charm, but I tell him it won't be of much use unless he
> never goes anywhere. Who is correct?

Basically this comes down to a GM call..
However..the way we always ran this particular lacked spel is like
so..
The spell must be Levitate/Person/Self
Then the distance able to be traveled is determined by success
test..and this distance must be traversed every round..direction/path
and such determined by the mage in question..this of course was all
approved by the GM..But basically the entire argument can be negated
if the spell creation rules are used to create a true flight
spell..This of course also would IMO end up a bit more powerful than
using the levitate spell..Since the same distance -must- be traveled
every round it is used..a flying mage has to be paying attention to
where he is going to end up...
--------------------------------GRANITE
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The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
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To Hear The Lamentation Of Their Women. -Conan
Message no. 3
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks and levitation
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 00:02:53 -0400
Once upon a time, GRANITE wrote;

>The spell must be Levitate/Person/Self
>Then the distance able to be traveled is determined by success
>test..and this distance must be traversed every round..direction/path
>and such determined by the mage in question..this of course was all
>approved by the GM..But basically the entire argument can be negated
>if the spell creation rules are used to create a true flight
>spell..This of course also would IMO end up a bit more powerful than
>using the levitate spell..Since the same distance -must- be traveled
>every round it is used..a flying mage has to be paying attention to
>where he is going to end up...

Hey Granite, where did you come up with this? The successes generate
the _maximum_ distance able to be travel per round, not absolute. That
can be used to travel for any direction and for any amount under the
result including none.

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Message no. 4
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks and levitation
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 01:10:50 -0700
> Hey Granite, where did you come up with this? The successes generate
> the _maximum_ distance able to be travel per round, not absolute.

As I said..this was a GM's call..The aim was to give a bit of balance
to a possibly over-balancing situation..By putting limitations on the
spell since it was to be locked..

> That
> can be used to travel for any direction and for any amount under the
> result including none.

actually I believe you determine the max distance by multiplying the
# of successes times the magic attribute.. I may be mistaken..but I
don't think so..but I cannot find my BBB..so I cannot confirm this..
--------------------------------GRANITE
"Rock Steady"
===============================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
===============================================
Kind of a bummer. Gettin' your butt kicked by a dead guy.
- Lt Col McQueen
Understanding is a three edged sword. - Kosh
What is best in life?
To Crush Your Enemies,
To See Them Driven Before You,
To Hear The Lamentation Of Their Women. -Conan

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