| From: | Steve Kenson <TalonMail@***.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: [SR3] Area Spells |
| Date: | Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:32:35 -0400 |
>>>>>This brings up an interesting question: if I cast
invisibility, and only get one success, am I
invisible, or just a little blury at the edges? What
TN modifier is the boundary between visible but
hard to target and requires a perception test? If
a character is not spending actions perceiving,
he doesn't make perception tests, (including the
GM makeing hidden, subconscious ones on his
behalf), which makes the issue a bit tricky, I'd
say.<<<<<
Well, as the saying goes, all users of invisibility are invisible, but some
are more invisible than others. The way I see it, Invisibility (a Mana spell)
is a "you don't see me" type of spell. If someone can make the Perception
Test, they see the target (ie, overcome the effects of the spell) until the
target can get out of their line of sight and the spell has a chance to
"reset" so to speak. Improved Invisibility (a Physical spell) I see like the
"predator" type of super-camoflague. At low successes, it's very blurry and
distorted: the subject can't be seen, but it's easy (TN 2-4) to pick out the
subject's general shape and outline.
I've always ruled the Peception Test to notice an invisible character was a
freebie, not taking the usual Simple Action "to look around," it was more to
see if the character noticed anything unusual, like a Surprise Test.
Otherwise you get into the "disbelieve for illusions" syndrome of characters
getting paranoid and constantly making Perception Tests for invisible things
(and checking on the ceilings for green slimes, etc.)
Steve
