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From: Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject: Re: grounding?
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 19:33:25 +0200
> I've read lots and lots about magic, area of effects spells, combat
> spells and grounding, and there is one thing I still do not understand.
>
> Regarding combat spells, it is said that if somenone is not in LOS
> then that person cannot be affected by your spell even if he's in
> range(someone else was the may target), right? But then they go on to say
> that if a mage astrally projecting receives a are-effect combat spell,
> the spell grounds where his body is. So what? If you do not see where his
> body is, how can you affect anyone else? Is there something I am missing?
> HELP!!!!!!!

What they mean is that you have to be able to see his aura, and where
normal targets are concerbed the aura coexists with the body. Astral
magicians are an exception, you can still hit them as you can see their
aura in the astral, but the effects manifest themselves around the body.

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