| From: | Gossamer <jrsnyder@********.WISC.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Paralyze and Projection |
| Date: | Mon, 21 Apr 1997 07:13:58 -0500 |
>1. Could Caric's character enter astral projection while under the effects
>of the spell?
>
>2. On one of his initiative rounds Caric's character beat the mage's Spell
>Test successes, and freed himself from the paralyzation. Would this have
>taken Caric's whole combat phase?
>
>At the time I ruled as follows:
[snip]
Wow, that's cool. I would have ruled exactly the opposite of you
although I find no fault with the way you did rule. I thought
you gave a very balanced ruling.
I would have allowed a magickal type character to astrally project
because I feel that enough of a meditative state can be had while
under this spell's influence. I mean, in SR it only takes a
complex action to leave your body, and if you want to say that
that involves one deep breath and an exhale to relax, that's fine
because the Paralyze spell states that breathing is not cut off.
I would also have ruled that to shake off the spell would have
taken a complex action. My reason is that I see this type of
thing like actually fighting the spell. And since it says you
can try once per phase, I say it's a complex action.
Again, my reasons for ruling my way are, I feel, no more valid
than your rulings, and I think you were fair. I would have done
it my way.
Be well,
Gossamer
