| From: | Loki <jek5313@******.TAMU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Manifesting Watchers and Magicians |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Apr 1994 13:40:31 -0500 |
--> I don't believe that any kind of spell cast at a manifested astral, or even
--> dual-, being from the astral could affect the mundane world. The watcher/
--> spirit/dual being is a being (with essence, in my opinion) and would take the
--> spell just as if they were purely in the astral plane. Some of the effects
--> could be visible on the mundane, such as being on fire from a hellblast
--> or the like, but the creature is an astral creature and the spell effects
--> would be restricted to the astral.
Here's the "rationale" for grounding through folks, dual and otherwise:
SRII manual, pg 146.
The act of astrally percieving opens the magician's own aura to astral
space, making it vulnerable to attack. As stated previously, astrally
percieving characters are vulnerable to astral combat. They can also be
directly affected by mana spells, and physical spells can be cast to
ground-out through them.
SRII manual, pg 148.
Dual beings exist on both planes all the time. They have the same
Attribute and Ability ratings on both planes. Astral beings live in
astral space, and most have the ability, but not the inclination, to
manifest themselves in the physical world.
Dual beings must move on both planes simultaneously, as must astral
beings when they manifest in the physical world. They cannot be in one
place in the physical and another in astral space. Thus, they are
limited to their physical-plane rate of speed and initiative.
SRII manual, pg. 149.
Foci and astral perception both create bridges between the physical world
and the astral plane that can be exploited by spellcasters in astral
space. A mana spell thrown at a target with such a dual profile,
physical and astral, will only affect that target, even if it is an
area-effect spell. The spiritual component is contained within the
physical component, so the area-effect is dampened...A physical spell
thworn by an astral caster at a dual-natured target will ground out
through the target's physical component.
SRII manual, pg. 148
A magician in astral space cannot cast a spell at another spell, but he
can cast one at any other astral being. Such a spell cannot be
intercepted, and only spells that would affect the thing or being
physically would work. A sleep spell cannot be used to damage a magical
item, but it would work against a magician in astral space. Mana spells
only affect the astral target. Physical spells ground out and may affect
others.
Still working on some other stuff in here, but duty calls. . .
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