| From: | "Brian W. Allison" <bwa550s@***.SMSU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Quickening... |
| Date: | Wed, 6 Apr 1994 23:29:17 -0500 |
> Brian W. Allison wrote:
>
> > However, Quickening doesn't have a physical component. That's what is
> > required for grounding out, or else Sustained spells would be a problem
too.
> My understanding is that the DLoH (The Dark Lord on High, = Tom Dowd)
> says you can ground through a Quickening; and that Paul Hume (writer of
> the Grimoire, etc.) says that you cannot. This is my recollection of
> informal discussions that people have reported here.
> My personal opinion is that Paul Hume has a better sense of how the
> magic works, and the game balance effects of the rules. Most of the
I'd have to agree with you Luke, it just doesn't make any sense to me
that a person could ground through something just because there was a
channel of mana from the astral to the physical. There has to be a dual
natured entity which is astrally active. That's why active foci, ALL
anchored spells, astrally percieving creatures, etc (did I miss any?
*grin*) are vulnerable. It's also why I don't believe that
sustained/Quickened spells are vulnerable.
I'm still waiting.... yearning for a rational explantion of why either of
the two could be grounded through..... *sigh*
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