| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Spell Targeting and Auras |
| Date: | Wed, 6 Aug 1997 08:15:59 -0600 |
|
| > You CAN'T target an aura, no matter HOW far it extends from the
| > object that generates it, as it doesn't have a PHYSICAL presence to
| > ground thru, the same way you can't shoot the electromagnetic field
| > generated by a current passing thru a wire, to destroy the wire. I'm
| > pretty sure Steve's said this anyway [though probably in a different,
| > clearer manner :-].
|
| I sure hope so, because the concept of "Targeting Auras" is the basis of
| Combat Magic, and much of the "Mana" magic to begin with.
But even with Mana magic the aura isn't targeted, the object is
targeted. The aura is just used for siting purposes. For example,
if you've got a sniper rifle and you're aiming at a guy you're
targeting on the image created by light reflecting off of him which
is being perceived by your brain. When the bullet is fired it
doesn't go after the image, it impacts with the first object that
gets in its way.
Ditto with magic. The mage perceives in the astral for the blink of
an eye, aligns the spell with the target using information gained
from perceiving the target's aura, then sends the spell on it's merry
way. The spell seeks out the nearest target which matches it's
"matrix" and does whatever it was designed to do once it gets there.
In the case of Mana combat spell it tries to disrupt the target's
life force directly. In the case of Physical combat spell it tries
to disrupt the target's physical form. Neither spell attempts to
affect the aura of the target. If the target is affected then it's
aura *reflects* this.
-David
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