From:	Peter Leitch <pleitch_hpcs@*******.com.au>
Subject:	RE: Astral/physical debate
Date:	Fri, 06 Sep 1996 21:41:29 +1000

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>The net's aura falls on top of motionless astral being because two auras
>cannot intersect. Direct effect: The physical component of the net stops
>falling and has trapped the motionless astral being.
>
>Using the actual rules (not the game-flavoring Shadowtalk posts, not short
>stories, actual hard and fast rules) for Shadowrun, 2nd Edition, can someone
>point out a flaw in the above logic? [Please cite your sources.]

How can something with mass (the FAB-filled net) affect something without
mass (the trapped mage)? Just a thought...

>Because as the rules are written, there is no such thing as the forced
integration
>of auras, there is no provision for the watermelon seed theory (nice theory,
>by the way), and there is no justification for the battle of willpower to
>see who gets to survive.

Actually, I think I read somewhere (I don't know where, so feel free to correct
me) that if there is a forced interaction of auras, intense pain is caused in
both living entities. Does this mean that the trapped mage would be in
constant agony? What effect would this have on the FAB? IMHO it would
die. Then the mage (severely weakened by the shock...maybe S stun)
would be able to escape. Just another li'l thought...

>
>I'm getting near the point where I'm going to collect the various arguements
>on Astral/Physical (aural) Interaction and send them off to FASAMike.

On this point, I'd like to encourgae you. If you can get a definitive answer
from FASA, then everyone can get on with it. Of course, I don't believe
you'll get any better explanations from them.

PML

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Peter Leitch
<pleitch_hpcs@*******.com.au>
Canberra, Australia