From:	David Fallon <dfallon@****.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Mr JTFPJ@aol.com goodbye and good riddence
Date:	Wed, 4 Dec 1996 12:38:20 -0800

> I know! One of my pet peeves from our game.
>
> When a mage/shaman is casting magic, what kind of attention do you guys
> think it attracts? (I'm talking Force 6+ spells here.)
>
> Dvixen/Snow Leopard dvixen@********.com

If a mage is casting a spell of Force 6 or higher, there's a really good
chance people will notice it. There are specific rules for it in the book,
(something like perception test at a target of 8-the force?), but
regardless, there's going to be a visible manifestation of the mana around
the person. If he/she is centering, there's also going to be the
chanting/dancing/whatever to make even more noise. It depends on the spell
as to exactly what the manifestation is, but for most, it's going to be a
glowing aura around the character. Visible in normal space, of course. It
gets brighter as the spells get higher. IMHO, any spells higher than force 9
probably start to get atmospheric effects also. You know, clouds start to
gather, earth shakes, things like that. No real effects in game turns, but
you'll definately wake people up.

David Fallon