| From: | Justin Pinnow <vanyel@*******.NET> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: At a LOS |
| Date: | Tue, 2 Dec 1997 13:01:59 -0500 |
> Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 4:05 PM
> >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?
This one is actually very simple and is covered in the basic rules:
Add a cover modifier equal to how "in the way" the person blocking the
caster's LOS is. If the caster doesn't get any successes, he couldn't
synchronize auras and the spell doesn't occur (but drain is resisted, as
always).
Just remember, this isn't something that can be done with a held action,
however. The person has to be in the way when the caster begins to cast
the spell. You can only intercept a spell if you are astrally projecting
and have a held action.
Justin :)
