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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks and metal detectors
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 11:58:53 +0100
Spike said on 15:51/ 9 Jan 97...

> |That's open to debate... Going by the "see-me-not" explanation, IMHO the
> |metal detector will notice the item, but any mundanes present would
> |probably ignore its readout and let the mage pass.
>
> But it's not just "see-me-not", it's also "touch-me-not".....

Isn't that basically the same thing? If you can somehow find a rational
reason for not seeing the spell lock, you could also rationalize why you
seem to be touching the lock when "there is nothing there."

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Message no. 2
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks and metal detectors
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:40:13 +0000
|
|Spike said on 15:51/ 9 Jan 97...
|
|> |That's open to debate... Going by the "see-me-not" explanation, IMHO the
|> |metal detector will notice the item, but any mundanes present would
|> |probably ignore its readout and let the mage pass.
|>
|> But it's not just "see-me-not", it's also "touch-me-not".....
|
|Isn't that basically the same thing? If you can somehow find a rational
|reason for not seeing the spell lock, you could also rationalize why you
|seem to be touching the lock when "there is nothing there."

I always see it as being insubstantial, so even if the spell-lock were
something easily removed, like a hat, a mundane would still be unable to
touch it and remove it....
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