| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Locking distant spells |
| Date: | Fri, 15 May 1998 11:42:00 +0100 |
> My mage casts Invisibility on my buddy street sam and then locks the
> spell with a spell lock. My mage deactivates the lock (and therefore
> the spell) and carries around the lock. At a pre-arranged time, he
> activates the lock, which should activate the invisibility spell.
>
> Does it matter if my buddy street sam is halfway across town?
> (IMHO, the lock has to be with the spell on the street sam.)
I'd say that whoever (or whatever) holding the spell lock is turned
invisible, at a number of successes equalling that of the original
casting. In this case, the mage would be invisible, not the sam.
> Where is the actual spell (for astral combat purposes)? Is it with
> my mage, the lock, the street sam, or some place in between?
> (IMHO, the spell is on the street sam.)
IMHO it's on the lock.
> If another mage wants to ground a spell through the lock, does he have
> to cast the spell on the focus (with my mage) or the spell (whereever
> that is)? (I think the rules say the focus.)
The focus. Once that's defeated (which is oh so easy), the spell is gone
and the lock is toast.
> P.P.S. Can you get a Panther Assault Cannon through a metal detector
> by enchanting it to be a Spell Lock and activating it? By the rules, it
> disappears from the physical world when active. (IMHO, that's a very
> stupid rule. Does anyone use it?) How about a Panzer? How about
> the Renraku Arcology?
It doesn't disappear as such, it's just about impossible for mundanes to
detect it. IMHO the metal detector would still find the Panther cannon,
after which there'll be some puzzled moments as the sec guards can't find
anything and call in a magician to assense the suspect.
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