From:	Timothy P Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Astral link
Date:	Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:28:22 -0800

> 'Scuse the waffle ... but...
>
> I was just havin a think about astral links and was curious about a
> ruling we used to play in the dark ages when I had games to play (cue
> violins). Essencially, it was that when the mage/shamen was out a-roamng
> on the ether his body was not visible on the astral plane because there
> was no spirit/soul/jellybeans in it *and* therefore our GM ruled that if
> the body was moved the mage would have difficulty finding his body
> (Jimmy the mage comes back to his safe haven only to find that the
> missus has tidied him away to bed and he can't find his body where he
> left it infront of the trid screen).
>
> This meant that we couldn't do astral scouting in cars and other things
> whot move.
>
> Of course, the other side of this (and the source of my confusio - at
> last I hear you cry) is that there is the astral link from the
> spirit/soul/jellybean to the body.
>
> Now the question is, was my GM pulling a fast one on me? (Of course I
> could claim defense of being so in awe of GMs I couldn't disagree but
> most probably I just didn't bother reading the rules!)
>
>
> Diamond

No your GM wasn't pulling a fast one, but you still CAN find your body...it's
detailed in the SRII or Grimoir sections on Astral projection.

The solution is either know where your body IS or where it's GOING or have
something else (elemental, watcher (high force to ensure a lack of confusion)
etc..) keep tabs on it.

If you however do manage to loose your meat-body, well you have 6 hours to find
it! :)

~Tim