From:	"J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: Full of Life
Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 1997 12:21:34 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-30 11:18:03 EDT, TalonMail@***.COM (Steve Kenson)
writes:

>
> On astral security: Having astrally active security is also more
consistent,
> IMHO. If you have dual-natured ivy protecting your building, the GM can
> treat
> it just like a Ward: assign it a Rating and away you go. Unlike the
dormant,
> immovable ivy of SR2, this barrier can be killed in astral combat, but it
> will fight back like any other barrier.
>
I had to enter into this one. You can't engage the "ivy" in Astral Combat,
as the living signature isn't "active" on the astral level. Yeah, this is
part of that Metaphysical Hairsplitting that was mentioned in the part I
snipped (sorry), but there is a BIG difference between active astral presence
and passive astral presence. If you start doing the "dual nature" options
for living beings, then Astral Combat becomes INCREDIBLY dangerous.
-Keith