From:	Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject:	Re: Spell Grounding
Date:	Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:03:06 +0200

> > > > The mage sycrinises aruas with the party mage and cast the
fire
> > > > ball it hits him and grounds out through his aura and the travels via
the
> > > > gate provided by the perciving mage to the other runners,
> > > [through a mana barrier]
> [My quote largely snipped. ]
> > > probably promptly stops still. You still have to get through the barrier.
> >
> > The spell description for Mana Barrier states that it is an Astral Barrier.
> > Page 147 SR2 says that "Spells cast at targets inside such barriers must
> > penetrate the barrier before they can manage to attack their targets." So
if
> > the Fireball defeats the Mana Barrier it would attack the Mage at its
> > (possibly new reduced) strength. Atleast that is my read on the situation.
>
> The casting mage is projecting, and INSIDE the mana barrier with the target
> mage. It is the rest of the targets taht are outside. So my read was that
> it hit the initial target at full strength, then hit the other targeets at
> it (possibly reduced) strength.

The percieving mage (acting as grounding gate) is hit by the full force
of the spell. There is no doubt about that. And as the spell grounded out
and *then* went through the barrier to hit the others I think that the
ruling of the GM was correct (the +2 force/2 of the barrier modifier).

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