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From: John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Metahuman Shapeshifters?
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 13:53:07 EDT
On Tue, 1 Jul 1997 12:18:55 -0500 Swordman <swordman@******.net> writes:

>The aura is what ever you want it to be, so realy if the Troll's
>idealic
>self is viewed as a piasma then he looks like one in astral space. We
>had a mage that saw herself as a black widow, not that she had an
>connection to insect totems.


No, your aura *always* reveals your true form. The only exception here is
that of Aura Masking. Your astral form will appear as your idealic self,
but will still reveal your true form unless you are capable of Masking
your aura. Your astral form and your aura are not exactly the same.
They're close, even related, but they are not the same. Assensing one's
aura or astral form will always reveal one's true form, with the only
exception being when someone is masking said aura.
It's not explicitly stated, but that's what I'm getting from the book.


>My only question is how a physcial adept is masking his aura since
>then
>don't commonly have access to astral space and the other tell tale
>sign
>to distinguish an adept from a shape shifter is the troll would not be
>dual natured and thus resctriced from regions that would restrict
>astral
>travel (The Space needle) as well as not being astraly active unless
>he
>walks around perceving all the time. So assensing him would show up
>with
>a magical aura but no astral presence.


The physad can mask his aura so long as he is initiated. That much is in
Awakenings. All initiates get access to Masking.


--
-Canthros
I had rather believe all the fables in the legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.
--Francis Bacon
http://members.aol.com/canthros1

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