From:	Ubiquitous <weberm@*******.net>
Subject:	Re: Damaging Manipulation Spells
Date:	Fri, 13 Sep 1996 15:04:39 -0400 (EDT)

At 11:17 AM 9/13/96 -0700, Loki wrote:

>I've found damaging manipulations nice for a couple of reasons:
>
>1). Though an initiate may be able to add shielding dice to his body in
>resisting, the shielding doesn't raise my T#'s for casting because my T#
>is a base 4 as per ranged combat not his BOD or WILL.

Even without shielding, this is a much nicer target number when
casting at those big nasty Body 10 trolls.

>2). You can call a shot just as if you were shooting him in the head
>with an Ares Predator (raising damaging category, bypassing armor, and
>so on) not to mention you can target a particular area of a room and not
>have to ground through someone to get the spell off.

Hmm, never thought of doing that before. I presumed the effect wasn't fine
enough to use targeting rules like that.

Grounding?!?!?! Now you've done it! *grin*

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