From:	Seth Scott <seth@***.UOREGON.EDU>
Subject:	re: barrier mobility
Date:	Tue, 19 Jan 93 09:43:44 -0800

On Jan 18, the Stainless Steel Rat writes

rat>If you cast a Barrier over the helipad of a luxury liner, trapping the
rat>chopper there on the ship, the barrier would continue to move with the ship
rat>as that is what the spell is cast upon.

I'd agree there-- I had no specific example in mind (from the texts) when
I mentioned a mage on a cycle, but it only stands to reason that the spell
(Personal) barrier wouldn't unseat the spellcaster, yes?

rat>If you cast a Barrier at the mouth of a dark alley, an invisible wall would
rat>cover just the mouth; it would not extend into the buildings themselves
rat>because they are obscured by "astral shadows". The barrier will not move
rat>unless you can move the buildings and the ground the barrier is cast upon.

I find this 'astral shadow' idea intriguing, but I don't recall any such in
the books... ?

Woodsy aka Seth Scott, sometime undergrad (double major, overworked)