From:	Justin Pinnow <jpinnow@*****.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Grounding through mages (was: Re: Spelllocks....)
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 1996 11:06:01 -0500

Georg Greve wrote:

> The Digital Mage (mn3rge@****.AC.UK) wrote:
> : Um, as I stated before and I actually looked it up last night :) nowhere
> : ...
> : And I belive you could also ground out physical illusions such as stink,
> : and how could that be as a stink spell couldn't physically destroy a foci.
> : Just my opinion of course, no offence meant guv!

> None taken, but as I pointed out earlier: Ground always destroys the
> magical bonding/link as well as the astral part of the focus. The
> physical part doesn't have to but CAN be destroyed (a EE:fire spell
> through a "bunch-o-feathers" spell lock will most certainly destroy
> the lock).

I would rule that the focus would need to be rebonded if it were
grounded through, but whether or not it was still able to be used as a
focus (if rebonded) would rely upon whether the spell that grounded
through the focus has the capability to destroy whatever the focus is
made out of. This would be purely gm ruling.

> But to get back to the point:
> What about a mage that is used for grounding ? In my opinion he has to
> be killed and if that spell kills him instantly it might ground
> through to the physical world. Just as it is with foci: The magical
> part (the soul, the life) is destroyed but the merely physical part
> (the dead piece of meat lying around) doesn't have to be destroyed.

I wouldn't rule that the mage would have to be killed to be grounded
through. I would treat the mage the same as I would a focus...he MAY be
killed, but he may just be damaged...either way, an area of affect fire
spell would be nasty!

GM: You see flames erupt from WITHIN the party mage...you are standing
near him, so roll your body.

Evil. :)

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