Message no. 1

From:	Ben Acosta <BACOSTA1@*****.BITNET>
Subject:	Tootsie Rolls Illusion Spell?
Date:	Sun, 17 Oct 1993 15:20:23 CDT

The other day I was thinking of old commercial jingles from some reason and one
of the ones I thought about seemed like a perfectly good idea for an illusion
spell for Shadowrun. The jingle I'm thinking of is the one for Tootsie Rolls.
For those who don't remember it or have never heard it here are the lyrics:


The world looks mighty good to me
Cause Tootsie Rolls are all I see
Whatever it is I think I see
Becomes a Tootsie Roll to me

Tootsie Rolls are good gooey chocolate chew
Tootsie Roll, I think I'm in love with you

Whatever it is I think I see
Becomes a Tootsie Roll to me!


Now, what I have in mind is taking the affliction portrayed in the song above
and turn it into an illusion spell. I only own the Grimoire I so I'm wondering
if anyone out there can make the spell with Grimoire II rules. I'll make a
Grimoire I version and post it on the list sometime this week.

The spell I'm thinking of should make the subject see anything and everything
which might be important to him as a Tootsie Roll(tm). He wouldn't be able
to tell his friends from his foes by sight because they all look like Tootsie
Rolls. If he wants to find a certain building, all buildings will turn into
Tootsie Rolls. In short, whenever the subject tries to look for a specific
object or person then everything in the same category as the specific object
will look like a Tootsie Roll. Also, the subject will have a major distraction
because he will hear the above jingle blaring over and over for the duration of
the spell.

If the above seems too hard I'll settle for a spell which makes everything the
subject sees look like Tootsie Rolls and hear the Jingle.


I know this idea for a spell is silly, but it has great comic relief potential.
But this is coming from a guy who came up with the elemental effects of Cream
Pie and designed a Cream Pie Bolt Spell. YMMV.

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