| From: | "Brian W. Allison" <bwa550s@***.SMSU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Quickening/Sustaining and grounding |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Apr 1994 02:24:04 -0500 |
> OK lets try this, if a spell is being sustained by a mage, then that mage
> must in some way be influancing the astral plane, this channel of influance
> could be used in its reverse mode to ground a spell down through the mage.
Nice try at logic. First I've seen lately....However, influencing someone
else's genetic talents should be at least a Resisted test if not outright
impossible. Can I from the astral cause you to be momentarily blind just
from force of will? Noper... Since grounding a spell through the nature
of a non-living (astrally but not physically) entity as a lock or focus
requires at least an opposed test, giving astral mages (et al) carte
blanche to "reverse" someone else's control of mana is a bit unbelievable
- even laughable. Is this related to munchkinism, but... *grin* REVERSED?
(ok, it was a pun, so?)
> As to quickened spells, try they are self sustaining, but they are usually
> placed on a charecter, and must be able to influance that charecter in the
They must be centered on character when cast, but not 'placed' on him
permanently. Take for instance the Grimoire example for how to Quicken.
Rikki Ratboy cast a Stink spell inside the tavern. He had to center it on
some "poor slob" whose Wil was a 6. But when the 'slob' left, the spell
stayed in the tavern. In fact they made a point of saying that even
though it was at the tavern, it had to have a person around which to
manifest so Rikki could determine his T#. Not so it would affect the
person, but so that Rikkit would have a T#. So they're not required to be
centered on a person.
> physical world, take a reflex inhancement spell, in this case whats to
> stop a hostile astral force grounding extra power through that link?
The fact that an astral link isn't need for grounding. It is a duality of
nature that certain links have. For instance, there is an astral link
from a thesis (or cell sample, etc) which can be used in ritual sorcery.
But you can't take a look at a thesis and use the link to ground out a
spell. So more must exist, ie a dual nature of physical/astral along with
an astral link. As the Grimoire says, the spell affects the astral
portion, and grounds out through the physical. Since the spell Increase
Reflexes is mana, it hasn't got a Physical portion. Even if it were
physical, the mechanism of sustaining is not a dual natured creature.
> Almost all sustained/quickened spells have some form of physical effect,
> wether it is a barrier, reflex increase or attribute increase; heres your
> astral-physical grounding point.
Nope, they affect the physical. That's not the same as bearing a duality
themselves.
>
> Comments????
I prefer to mix them in. BTW, you needn't quote your post within my own
if you respond.
> A'Deus.
Ciao. *grin*
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