From:	Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Centering Vs Penalties (was Re: [SR3] Spell Rituals)
Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:40:26 -0400

On Friday, July 11, 1997 07:04, Gurth[SMTP:gurth@******.NL] wrote:
> Caric said on 13:24/10 Jul 97...
>
> > Hmmm...well Mike I would probably say that the target the spell is
centered
> > on id=s the target number I would use. The peanties will be accross
the
> > board anyway, but the main target of the spell is that one person after
> > all.
>
> If you think about this a bit more, it's possible to cast a spell
centered
> on a point in space, not on any specific person. Also, some targets in
the
> area of effect may have different penalties (when one is in a cloud of
> smoke while the rest aren't, for example).

I have never allowed combat spells to be cast at "a point in space." They
must be targeting something, even an area-effect one. If you want a "point
is space" blast, use a damaging manipulation.

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