From:	"Simon.M" <Simon.M@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: At a LOS
Date:	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:05:38 -0000

>Good to hear from you, my friend. I literally checked my mail >box while
wondering if my last note had gotten through to you.
>My read on the sleep spell is that it is an area effect spell. If >***
moves out of the area that xxx has targeted while throwing >yyy into that
area, yyy should snooze while *** would not be >affected. It is an instant,
but *** is moving faster than xxx can >follow, and with the help of the GM,
vacates the target area >before the spell is released. If you are asking can
a spell be >triggered before it's focal point, You've got a stickier wicket.
>You can't cast magic through a living thing, right? So if a living >body
passes between the magic user's line of sight and the >target, either the
spell fails as the mana is dispersed before >reaching the focal point, or
the spell is tripped prematurely by >the living matter through which it
cannot pass. Either way, *** >avoids the knockout.

Right, this is one of the original letters that got me onto my current
debate. It's quoted, but i can't say who wrote it as he has asked not to be
thrown into a big ole' can of worms.

Comments, as always?

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