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Message no. 1
From: "D. Ghost" <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:37:24 -0500
Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
fences in a net formation and jumps down ...

Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
(I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)

D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
o/` I traded my Flesh for a Fantasy and now my truck broke down, my wife
left me, and my dog died o/` -- Billy Idol, Jr. Rock Country Singer

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Message no. 2
From: Michael Coleman <mscoleman@********.NET>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:56:15 -0500
> Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
> fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
> outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
> fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
>
> Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
> (I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)
>
> D. Ghost
I would say he was worm food. But I can see it being argued yes if the
wire was very low to the ground and the net's mesh having small holes, being
that Traceless walk allows crossing deep snow without leaving a trace.

Mike
Message no. 3
From: David Foster <fixer@*******.TLH.FL.US>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 08:42:40 -0400
On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, D. Ghost wrote:

->Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
->fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
->outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
->fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
->
->Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
->(I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)

I'd say you'd end up with a physad who reaches the ground, several
times, in several different locations, wondering what that sudden pain was
for a split second.....
You'd also end up with great input for hellhound chow....

Fixer --------------} The easy I do before breakfast,
the difficult I do all day long,
the impossible only during the week,
and miracles performed on an as-needed basis....

Now tell me, what was your problem?
Message no. 4
From: Duncan McNeill-Burton <dmcneill@************.EDU>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 08:47:26 -0400
D. Ghost didst sayeth:
>Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
>fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
>outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
>fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
>
>Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
>(I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)


Hell no. He'd have to make a successful stealth check to land silently,
then another to avoid screaming like a maniac as he got cut to ribbons.
Then he'd die.

Later-

Duncan McNeill-Burton
-Tech Priest in Training
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"Your eyes shiver and you grit your teeth,
You've sold you soul now cold blood's how you get relief."
-Ice-T, The Syndicate
Message no. 5
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 07:39:26 -0600
D. Ghost's contribution to ShadowRN was:
/
/ Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
/ fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
/ outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
/ fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
/
/ Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
/ (I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)

IMO, no. I feel that Traceless Walk requires a "surface" to walk on.
Monowire is not a surface. In my game the Adept would have to make a
damage resistance test.

Also, I feel that for Traceless Walk to work the Adept has to at least
have an idea of what he surface he's walking on is. The Adept jumping
over the fence would be caught completely off guard by the monowire.

-David
--
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--
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Message no. 6
From: "Ojaste,James [NCR]" <James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:02:23 -0400
D. Ghost wrote:
> Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
> fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
> outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
> fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
>
> Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
> (I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)
>
Yeah - chunky time. If he noticed the monowire and lowered himself
slowly onto it, he should be able to walk across it - he wouldn't
actually be touching it, so it wouldn't cut him. I'm of the opinion
that TW is an active power, though, so it's salsa time.

James Ojaste
Message no. 7
From: K in the Shadows <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:06:10 EDT
In a message dated 9/14/1998 12:43:07 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
dghost@****.COM writes:

>
> Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high cocentric
> fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the fence
> outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the two
> fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
>
> Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire safely?
> (I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)

ewww...I hate questions like this. I don't think the TW would save the person
in question because s/he did not actually see the "surface" that they were
walking upon or were about to be put upon. IMO, the "LOS" thing does have
certain applications in *some* Adept abilities.

-K
Message no. 8
From: rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:48:50 -0500
>->Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high
cocentric
>->fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the
fence
>->outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the
two
>->fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
>->
>->Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire
safely?
>->(I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)
>
> I'd say you'd end up with a physad who reaches the ground,
several
>times, in several different locations, wondering what that sudden pain
was
>for a split second.....
> You'd also end up with great input for hellhound chow....


Why bother with the middle man? Just put the mono about half-way up,
let the pieces fall through, and the hell hounds run underneath to clean
up the pieces. Nice visual, I know. Is Grimtooth still accepting
ideas??
Message no. 9
From: "D. Ghost" <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Traceless Walk & Monowire
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:10:36 -0500
On Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:48:50 -0500 rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
writes:
>>->Hypothetical situation: Security system includes two 10' high
cocentric
>>->fences 6' apart ... a physical adept with traceless walk climbs the
fence
>>->outer fence. Said physad doesn't see the monowire strung between the
two
>>->fences in a net formation and jumps down ...
>>->
>>->Does the traceless walk allow the physad to land on the monowire
safely?
>>->(I'd guess that you'd wind up with ex-physad chunks ...)

>> I'd say you'd end up with a physad who reaches the
ground,several
>>times, in several different locations, wondering what that sudden pain
was
>>for a split second.....
>> You'd also end up with great input for hellhound chow....

>Why bother with the middle man? Just put the mono about half-way up,
>let the pieces fall through, and the hell hounds run underneath to clean
>up the pieces. Nice visual, I know. Is Grimtooth still accepting
>ideas??

Only problem is if the hell hounds see something attop the fence and
decide to jump ...

D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
o/` I traded my Flesh for a Fantasy and now my truck broke down, my wife
left me, and my dog died o/` -- Billy Idol, Jr. Rock Country Singer

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