From:	"Mark Steedman" <M.J.Steedman@***.rgu.ac.uk>
Subject:	Re: Spell's and centering foci questions
Date:	Tue, 7 May 1996 13:36:53 GMT

Vincent Pellerin writes

>
> "The maximum amount of karma that can be spent ti quicken a spell is equal
> to twice the spell's actual force rating" GRII p.45
>
minimum cost equals the spells force. note these will be base force
(i.e. without fetish exclusivity dice - those matter for spell effect
only)

> What I wan't to know is, can you hide a quickened spell (other than
> by masking it),
Not as far as i know.

> does its force help.
By spirt patrol rules the bigger the force the more obvious but as
astral examination is force dependant it must get harder to work out
the details the brighter the things get due to force.

> Oh, yes, some thing that sparked the
> question, In Awakenings (wards and foci p.101) the ward can attack the spell
> but the inverse is not true. Does it means that the barrier
you mean 'spell' not 'barrier' ?

> does not notice
> the ward? It would not appear so since the target number to notice the
> discharge of energy, is lower when the force is greater (for the spell).
yeah.

> As a side question, would masking, cover a spell (or foci) when
> crossing a ward?
I assume not though the books don't say.
If not this gets added to the 'detect magic' spell as methods for non
initiates to find folks using masking. Hey that guys got an active
magic item according to my detection spell, but i don't see it, um
masked, i wonder!
[ok so now i let another cat out of the bag :) ]

>
> So many questions, so little rulebooks... :-)
>
How rich do you want to make FASA :)

Mark