From:	Mark Steedman <RSMS@******.EEE.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: potential ...
Date:	Wed, 26 Apr 1995 10:56:37 GMT

Jani Fikouras writes

> Are you out of your mind !!! Essence drain is permanent !
>
Agreed

> > A ward can nail foci and locks.
>
> This is a very nice solution.
>
For rules see NAGA when it comes out. Finally FASA.

> > Attacking a focus/lock astrally does all
> > kinds of things. Even a low force elemental or spirit moves FAST in the
> > astral, faster than almost any mage and plenty fast enough to raze a couple
> > toys before the magician got around to dealing with it.
>
> Well they are not that fast, they have a slight advantage but that is only
> good if their force is high enough. But on the whole you are right a
> spirit on a suicide mission would get a couple of locks before geting fried.
> OTOH a mage that goes around with his locks turned on and not watching
> the astral for intruders deservers everything you care to through at him.
>
Mage vs elemental is fairly even unless one is astral and the other
physiacl. And why blow locks up, thats wrecking a nice way of
dropping fireballs and such on the poor slot, after the magician
blows up a few times he might just decide to go a bit careful.

>
> This is quite true, but you'll also have to consider that no mage
> "advertises" the presence/rating/cost of his foci,
>
well not if he intemds to live anyway.
> --
> "Believe in Angels." -- The Crow
>
>
Mark