| From: | "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [SR2] Cyberjunkies |
| Date: | Tue, 10 Sep 1996 12:03:07 +0100 |
> >We've struck yet another often-explored-but-never-conquered area of the
> >rules, I think :) At least, I seem to remember this one from the time I'd
> >only just joined the list...
>
> Yes, but can you ground spells through it? *grin*
Shutupshutupshutupshutup! We have a newbie around, remember?! :) :)
> >But I do agree about the ultrasound thing -- it's not light, so Invisibility
> >wouldn't help against it. Silence would be quite effective in creating a
> >"black zone" where ultrasound is useless (though it would give you away
> >because the thing can't see *anything* there. Come to think of it, you
> >should be able to use it as a "smoke screen" against an ultrasound
sight,
> >because it wouldn't be able to see behind the Silence spell's area of effect
> >either).
>
> Dooh! The whiny player I mentioned earlier claimed that you'd be able to
> detect things on the other side of such a blank spot, due to echolation
> and sound waves not having to travel in a straight line.
If they don't travel in a straight line you get a deformed picture, my
limited knowledge of sound ranging tells me. AFAIK, active sonar works by
sending out a sound pulse, measuring the time it takes for it to return to
the sender's location, and then computing the distance it has traveled. So
if your ping doesn't go in a straight line, it travels a longer distance,
leading to things like:
PC with ultrasound: "No, we won't run into any walls if we go 10 meters
forward, my goggles say it's at least 12 meters away from us" meters away
Other PCs: "You sure? It looks closer than that to me..."
PC with ultrasound: "Trust me, I know what I'm doing."
<PCs make a run for it>
<Sounds of PCs crashing into wall>
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