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From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: US and invisibility
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 10:07:54 -0700
Twilight said:

>>An interesting thought just occurred to me. According to the rules, a mage
>>can target a spell by using any enhanced vision from cybereyes. If you
>>allow this to extend to US then it makes some spells effectively useless
>>(improved invis. and probably a few more). What's everyone else think on
>>this (I'm withholding an opinion for now)?

Wouldn't work because US doesn't see the target, it hears the target. You have
to see them to cast a spell at them.

Legion said:

>>Your insight is correct. US does indeed make spells like invisibility
>>a little less comforting to use. Spells like mask are are more effective
>>than invisibility when confronting US in any form because the person
>>viewing the target would have modifiers to tell a difference between
>>the mask and the actual US image. If he noticed a difference at all.

Mask is useless in most situations where a character would use invisibility.
The purpose of mask is to make you look like someone else. The purpose of
invisibility is not to be seen. If you don't want to be seen, who gives a damn
how you look?

Besides, if you want to hunt invisible people go out and buy a pair of
Thermographic Visors.

BTW According to the DLOH, but not by me, mages can cast spells through
electronic mag cybereyes because they paid essense for them.

See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker

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