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From: "Faux Pas (Thomas)" <thomas@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Astral mage hit by a biker
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:00:30 -0500
On 07:00 AM 4/25/97 -0400, Lorden typed:
>Mage manifested infront of a speeding go ganger. He was
>trying to get him to swerve and have an accident. The ganger
>failed his perception and drove right through the mage. Since
>the mage was astral nothing happened to the biker. What should
>have happened to the mage?
>
>The player thought since he was astral and could not effect the
>biker it would be as if the mage had no mass and was just
>bounced out of the way. I accepted that and to his surprised
>bounced him from the Barrens to the slopes of Mt. Reiner.

Ah, welcome to the FAB debate.

Two auras colliding, no resistance - the astral mage would have bounced.
The biker's aura wouldn't be affected as it has a physical counterpart.


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