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Message no. 1
From: "John B. Owen" <StreetSpam@***.COM>
Subject: Vision
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 12:57:54 -0400
Is there a such thing as xray vision? I know xray car canser causing, but in
2050 have they curred canser, and if not, what materials do block the rays
other than lead. Also if a mage had a xray goggles (like ultra sound gogles),
whould seeing though walls be a direct line of sight? whould he be able to
put them to sleep?

Please help!
Thumper
Message no. 2
From: John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 20:53:35 EDT
On Sat, 23 Aug 1997 12:57:54 -0400 "John B. Owen" <StreetSpam@***.COM>
writes:
<<Is there a such thing as xray vision?>>


There's an X-Ray Vision spell in Awakenings which can count for LOS.


<<I know xray car canser causing, but in 2050 have they curred canser,>>


I think they may have cures for some types of cancers (they are getting
close to a cure for certain forms of skin cancer, for instance), but I
doubt they've actually cured all types of cancer.


<<and if not, what materials do block the rays other than lead.>>


All things block x-rays to some extent, some are just more transparent
than others (like skin vs bone). Lead works because it is very dense, so
it blocks the radiation well. The less dense the material, the more
transparent to x-rays it is.


<<Also if a mage had a xray goggles (like ultra sound gogles), whould
seeing though walls be a direct line of sight? whould he be able to put
them to sleep?>>


Doubtful, since LOS in astral space seems to be based on LOS in the
visible spectrum. I don't believe you'd be able to see the target's aura.


--
-Canthros
I had rather believe all the fables in the legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.
--Francis Bacon
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Message no. 3
From: Mike Sapp <cynner29@******.NET>
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 22:55:22 -0400
At 08:53 PM 8/23/97 EDT, you wrote:
>On Sat, 23 Aug 1997 12:57:54 -0400 "John B. Owen" <StreetSpam@***.COM>
>writes:
><<Is there a such thing as xray vision?>>
>
>
>There's an X-Ray Vision spell in Awakenings which can count for LOS.
>
<snip>
><<Also if a mage had a xray goggles (like ultra sound gogles), whould
>seeing though walls be a direct line of sight? whould he be able to put
>them to sleep?>>
>
<snip>
The problem with Xray vision is that you have to something for the xrays
to burn into on the other side of your target. Xrays don't bounce off
objects but are absorbed by them, so it's impossible to use a goggle setup
to view xray images in this fashion.
The X-ray vision spell, however, has more of an "it's F.M." explanation.
I
don't have awakenings so I don't know how the spell is worded but I imagine
that the name is more of a common term for easy reference than an actual
description of how the spell works.


Jack Burton: The pork chop express
I never drive faster than I can see, beside it's all in the reflexes.

Have you paid your dues, Jack?
Have I paid my dues? Yes sir the check is in the mail.

Listen to old jack burton on a dark and stormy night, when some eight foot
tall maniac taps your favorite head against the barroom wall, and looks you
right in the eye, and asks " Have you paid your dues?" You look him right
back in the eyes
Message no. 4
From: Mike Bobroff <AirWisp@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 02:27:30 -0400
In a message dated 97-08-23 12:58:33 EDT, you write:

> Also if a mage had a xray goggles (like ultra sound gogles),
> whould seeing though walls be a direct line of sight? whould he be able to
> put them to sleep?

Okay, two different ways to approach this,

One, using Ultrasound googles does not give LOS with something on the other
side of a wall or something, it would just let you know something was there.

Two, using something akin to Superman's X-ray vision, I would say that LOS
would apply, but it would probably be easier to use Clairvoyance than to
create something that can look through walls (target number of 4 versus a
target number equal to the Object Resistance of the Wall).

AirWisp
Message no. 5
From: George Metz <W0lfstar@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 17:44:06 -0400
In a message dated 97-08-23 23:09:59 EDT, you write:

> The X-ray vision spell, however, has more of an "it's F.M." explanation. I
> don't have awakenings so I don't know how the spell is worded but I
imagine
> that the name is more of a common term for easy reference than an actual
> description of how the spell works.

It is. Someone basically made a spell to duplicate Superman's X-Ray Vision
or something. It allows you to see through solid objects - just don't cast an
DMs or you will regret it. =)

Wolfstar

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