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Message no. 1
From: Kage-kami <KHONEY@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks made 100% safe, not
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 13:04:15 -0500
> Darth Vader writes:
>
> > Holding [spell locks] in your mouth has
> > some distinct disadvantages, propable loss of centering skill or
even
> > all spellcasting ability (geasa?),
>
> Maybe we'll have to try this idea; it seems pretty artificial, though.
> I'm still hoping for something that follows from the magic system.
>
> > use of triggering words etc. is impaired
> > and last but not least communication is practically nonexistant.
>
> Agreed.
>
> > One could certainly overcome this obstacle by using locks and
foci as fillings for his teeth, or even as whole teeth :)

> Kage-kami writes:
> One big problem. If your spellock is used as a target for a spell
through astral space, it could be messy. In fact I had a mage who
did have orchalium fillings as spell locks. When my spell lock were
centerd on and the acid volt went off in my head, it was pretty messy.




Kage-kami


"Truth has no path. Truth is
living and, therefore, changing."
Message no. 2
From: Damion Milliken <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Spell Locks made 100% safe, not
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 12:12:49 +1100
Kage-kami writes:

> One big problem. If your spellock is used as a target for a spell
> through astral space, it could be messy. In fact I had a mage who
> did have orchalium fillings as spell locks. When my spell lock were
> centerd on and the acid volt went off in my head, it was pretty messy.

Isn't acid volt a physical manipulation? How'd that get grounded? you can
only cast a physcial manipulation from the physcial plane, and if you did
that, then the spell would hit your cheek. Still be messy though.

--
Damion Milliken University of Wollongong e-mail: u9467882@***.edu.au

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