From:	Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Area Spells
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:10:13 -0400

On Friday, July 25, 1997 10:31, Mike Elkins[SMTP:MikeE@*********.COM]
wrote:
> Steve Kenson wrote:
> >2) A valid target is one which the caster: a) can
> >see or assense, unaided by technology and,
>
> Point of clarification, please: what about targets
> who are under the effects of invisibility, using
> stealth, a spirit's concealment power etc? The
> casting mage COULD see them if he rolls high
> enough on his perception roll, but what if he
> doesn't even bother to look? In other words,
> does the mage have to "see" them, or "notice"
> them?

The way SRII invisibility works (is game mechanics) is that everybody has a
TN penalty (can be quite huge) to see the person under invis. Ditto trying
to shoot him, etc. If the mage beats that tn penalty on casting, he notices
the guy, and channels a bit of energy his way.

IMHO of course.

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