From:	Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: At a LOS
Date:	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:28:30 -0500

On Tue, Dec 02, 1997 at 09:45:22AM -0700, David Buehrer wrote:
> Lehlan Decker wrote:
> /
> / On Tue, Dec 02, 1997 at 08:46:21AM -0700, David Buehrer wrote:
> / >
> / > If someone jumped between the mage and his target I would rule that
> / > it would either break the mages LOS (he couldn't see the target so he
> / > couldn't cast the spell) or cover modifiers would be applied to the
> / > mage's target number. Because the mage does sync the spell with his
> / > target, and if he can't see the target he can't sync the spell (can't
> / > cast the spell).
> / >
> / Hmm...ok..I believe I follow that. (Need to wait until I get to the
> / house to dig up the part about mirrors but...)
> / Could this only happen with a delayed action? Or is there another
> / way I'm forgetting to get in front of the mage?
>
> There are two ways: initative ties and delayed actions. If a mage
> and a sam tied their initiative but the sam had the higher initiative
> (sam goes on 20 then 10, the mage goes on 10) the mage would declare
> his actions first, then the sam would declare. The sam would then
> act before the mage. If the mage were to declare that he was casting
> at spell and if the sam were aware of this (don't ask me how, this is
> just an example) the sam could declare that he was moving to block
> the mage's LOS.
>
> Example 2: Sam rolls an initative of 13, mage rolls a 10. The sam
> delays his action. On 10 the mage declares he's targeting one of the
> sam's friends with a spell. The sam is aware of this (again, it's an
> example) and declares that he's going to move to block the mage's
> LOS.
>
I had forgotten about the first. Good examples. Heh..make the
sam a PA with Astral Sight, and I can work with you.
Similiar to the way standard Spell Defense is set up.


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