| From: | Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Astral Magic) |
| Date: | Tue, 19 May 1998 02:20:07 EDT |
runefo@***.UIO.NO writes:
> *snip teleport and prolonged astral stay*
Ah, you mean the goodies... ;}
> Teleport:
> Okay. First off, I'd say it shouldn't be possible in SR in that century.
> Once that is out of the way, how to do it?
>
> It should be within normal spellcasting rules as far as possible.
>
> Physical spell, LOS.
> Transports the caster somewhere within LOS at astral speeds. Is blocked by
> anything that would blcok astral travel, may be intercepted etcetera.
> For all intents and purposes the mage *IS* the spell while in transit, with
> no mind or consciousness, may not support the spell in combat with pools.
> The mage ceaces to exist while in transit, and is technically dead on
> arrival,
> but is likely to revive rapidly.(Interpret as you wish.).
Wow Rune, this sounds like some form of "Body to Etheric Energy Travel"
conversion spell. That would be impressive. We actually had our ideas,
again, just different than your own. The "travel at Astral Speeds" part was
incredibly important. As far as anyone knows, *NOTHING* is truly
instantaneous travel speeds in SR, especially with that Astral Speeds
limitation thing.
> As it is physical it will bring with the caster things within his aura.
> Clothes and foci but not much more.
We gave "Gateway" more leeway than this, but it had other problems that were
developed along the way. One of these days I'm gonna put the *entire*
dissertation and experiences record we've had with Gateway over the last 7
years....
> Drain: High. +6D sounds likely.
> TN to succeed: 6+body (willpower if mana version).
>
> It can be cast as a ritual spell normally.
Which means what? It changes the drain, what???
> As for extending astral space stays, some allows 'astral foci', similar
> to power foci, which works as enhanced essence for astral survival
purposes.
> Other than that, or other not-quite ordinary rules, there's no way.
Veyr true, and vey disturbing actually....
> On an aside, I assume there'll be this '7 bit encoding' bit in this mail.
> Is it a problem or a nuisance?
Actually, I am still kind of lost on this. I guess AOL doesn't really give a
rat's a$$ on this topic...
-K
