From:	Joel Nesbitt <joel.nesbitt@******.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject:	Re: [SR] Breaking from Prison
Date:	Sun, 26 May 1996 19:49:37 +0100 (BST)

On Sun, 26 May 1996, Ubiquitous wrote:

> >How are you gonna keep a guy that has a ram spell or an urban renewal spell?
> Use a Mage Mask (?). It's basically an opaque hood without eyeholes and a gag
> so the mage cannot see (need to see a target to cast a spell) and prevents
> use of incantantion. No doubt he'd be handcuffed, but hog tieing and
> drugging him up are optional. *grin*

This raises a question I was thinking about for a while - will touch
suffice for casting a spell that is normally LOS? The sight part of
targeting is necessary in order to synchronise auras, right? As is the
touching for a touch-required spell - remember it doesn't need to be
flesh-to-flesh contact. I suppose it could have applications if a
magician was involved in a melee fight in near darkness, but had only
thermo goggles, so do you think he could attempt to touch his opponent's
aura and cast Mana Bolt at the time? I personally would allow it, but it
does seem to be a grey area, I guess the best argument against is "Touch
means touch and LOS means LOS. Period." but it looks like a close
call to me. Anyone have any comments?


* Joel Nesbitt, Exeter College, Oxford *
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