From:	Mark Steedman <RSMS@******.EEE.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: Sorcery Adepts and Astral Perception
Date:	Wed, 26 Apr 1995 10:43:13 GMT

Matt Hufstetler writes

> >
> > Mark Steedman writes:
> >
> > > > Only (!) the ability to perceive the astral eh? As if that isn't
enough!
> > >
> > > This would have to be very limited. Best thing i can suggest is have
> > > a look at Earthdawn's first circle wizard spell that allows astral
> >
> > Well, when the level of mana in SR reaches near that of ED, then I guess
> > such a spell will be feasable. Give it a couple of thousand years...
>
> O.k. First off, I have read through ED once. The book is at home so this
> is coming from memory.
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't ED to the point where magic is
> far along on it's starting to wind down again, so such a degree that most
> horrors and such can't remain?
The magic is tailing oss but unfortunately once the horrors get
through the majority can suvive at a much lower magic level than they
need to get here though not in the quantity they arrive in it would
seem.

> Second, isn't the astral plane so polluted with such a heavy background
> count, or some such thing, that it is actually dangerous to percieve?
Yes, similar to the counts of 6+ in bug city someone mentioned.

> So much so that this spell is an actual necessity to survive?
The ED spell is very different to SR style astral percept, it will
detect things on the astral plane and tell you a very little about
them but it is very limited, even the astral perception
talent/windling ability is limited, i assume in both cases bacause of
the fact that these powers have to cope with the state the astral
plane is in.

> Third, what would the astral percption spell cause for it to be unbalancing?
>
something that gave full SR style astral percept as a spell would be
all right !
>
>
> Matt 'Comatose Raspberry' Hufstetler
>
Mark