Back to the main page

Mailing List Logs for ShadowRN

Message no. 1
From: Stephen Delear <shadow@***.com>
Subject: Terrorism in 205X was Re: Magic and adepts
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 20:03:39 -0500 (CDT)
I just had an evil thought instead of using a bomb wouldn't it just be
easier to ground a hell blast or a flame bomb through a smuggled spell
lock then say using a sucide bomber with an area cortex bomb.

Stephen

On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Gurth wrote:

> Paolo Marcucci said on 17:05/11 Jun 96...
>
> > In Awakenings, a runner comments that a mage can ground a spell through an
> > astral perceiving adept.
> >
> > But, when you astral perceive, don't you just shift your perceptions not
> > making you this way more astral detectable? Or not?
>
> You make yourself susceptible to astral combat if you're astrally
> perceiving, so you can be ground through as well: like a manifest spirit,
> you form a bridge between the astral and physical planes. If some mage
> spots you from astral space, he can whack a spell through you to hit
> anyone closeby (if it's area-effect, anyway :).
>
> --
> Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
> Readin' too much and losin' my head
> -> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
> -> The Character Mortuary: http://huizen.dds.nl/~mortuary/mortuary.html <-
>
> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> Version 3.1:
> GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+(++)@ U P L E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+ PE
> Y PGP- t(+) 5+ X++ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
>
Message no. 2
From: Jeff Perrin <jperrin@*********.net>
Subject: Re: Terrorism in 205X was Re: Magic and adepts
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 01:12:30 -0400
Stephen Delear wrote:
>
> I just had an evil thought instead of using a bomb wouldn't it just be
> easier to ground a hell blast or a flame bomb through a smuggled spell
> lock then say using a sucide bomber with an area cortex bomb.
>
> Stephen

because anyone worth using an area cortex bomb on would have astral
security and/or mage security at least.

I can totally remember but I keep thinking there is some rule about foci
activity and such. Also the spell lock would have to be out in the open
or at least in a container with internal space and inorganic nature so
the astral bomber can "see" it to ground the spell through.

--
Luc aka BobW

EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
BUT THE CORPSE STILL HAS THE FLOOR!!
--Kevin Spacey as Lloyd in The Ref (1994)
Message no. 3
From: Stephen Delear <shadow@***.com>
Subject: Re: Terrorism in 205X was Re: Magic and adepts
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:27:03 -0500 (CDT)
On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Jeff Perrin wrote:

> Stephen Delear wrote:
> >
> > I just had an evil thought instead of using a bomb wouldn't it just be
> > easier to ground a hell blast or a flame bomb through a smuggled spell
> > lock then say using a sucide bomber with an area cortex bomb.
> >
> > Stephen
>
> because anyone worth using an area cortex bomb on would have astral
> security and/or mage security at least.
>
> I can totally remember but I keep thinking there is some rule about foci
> activity and such. Also the spell lock would have to be out in the open
> or at least in a container with internal space and inorganic nature so
> the astral bomber can "see" it to ground the spell through.

Hum so why not just try ritual magic with a sucicide bomber. Get some of
his blood and ground a flamebomb through it. If timed right this could
take out a ballistic flight for example a VIP is travelling with a bunch
of reporters, get a link to one of the reporters, callculate the exact
time of reentry and time the spell accordingly, just after reentery the
VIPs magical security is probably down. Ground a Flame Bomb through the
reporter (or something using the blast effect) and the plane goes down in
a flaming wreach. Oh and this works for most terrorist objectives to
(who needs car bombs when theres magic).

Stephen

>
> --
> Luc aka BobW
>
> EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
> BUT THE CORPSE STILL HAS THE FLOOR!!
> --Kevin Spacey as Lloyd in The Ref (1994)
>
Message no. 4
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Terrorism in 205X was Re: Magic and adepts
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:51:57 +0100
Stephen Delear said on 0:27/13 Jun 96...

> Hum so why not just try ritual magic with a sucicide bomber. Get some of
> his blood and ground a flamebomb through it. If timed right this could
> take out a ballistic flight for example a VIP is travelling with a bunch
> of reporters, get a link to one of the reporters, callculate the exact
> time of reentry and time the spell accordingly, just after reentery the
> VIPs magical security is probably down. Ground a Flame Bomb through the
> reporter (or something using the blast effect) and the plane goes down in
> a flaming wreach. Oh and this works for most terrorist objectives to
> (who needs car bombs when theres magic).

Note that this might not work if there's a ward or some other astral
barrier between the ritual team and the target: the spell has to fight the
barrier in order to get through, and may fail in that. Or if it does get
through, it may have been weakened so much it won't do the damage you want
it to.

But that's a question of doing your homework and striking at a time or a
place where there are no astral barriers...

--
Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Character Mortuary: http://huizen.dds.nl/~mortuary/mortuary.html <-

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version 3.1:
GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+(++)@ U P L E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+ PE
Y PGP- t(+) 5+ X++ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Further Reading

If you enjoyed reading about Terrorism in 205X was Re: Magic and adepts, you may also be interested in:

Disclaimer

These messages were posted a long time ago on a mailing list far, far away. The copyright to their contents probably lies with the original authors of the individual messages, but since they were published in an electronic forum that anyone could subscribe to, and the logs were available to subscribers and most likely non-subscribers as well, it's felt that re-publishing them here is a kind of public service.

Thwap!