From:	"J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: At a LOS
Date:	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:08:08 -0500

In a message dated 97-12-02 12:38:56 EST, decker@****.FSU.EDU writes:

> > Remember my initiative system draw, with it actions take time to resolve.
> > And casting spells is an action....
> >
> Point. But what determines how long a spell takes? Force?
> Type?
> Out of curiosity how many times has a character jumping in front
> of a spell occured in everyone's various games? I don't believe
> its ever occured in any of mine. (Could just be my players however).
>
How about last night? One of the players is an Elemental Adept who actually
jumped in the way of another players "mental manipulation" in order to deter
what was becoming obviously detrimental side-effects upon said NPC. He spent
some karma, and I had him roll his sorcery skill against the force of the
spell (similar to a dispelling trick) but his only option was to allow the
spell to "ground out" into himself as he's not an initiate.

He lived, the threat helped him earn his karma so he can be an initiate now.

-K