From:	Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Astral Magic
Date:	Tue, 19 May 1998 12:14:30 -0500

On Tue, 19 May 1998 05:26:34 -0500 Wafflemeisters
<evamarie@**********.net> writes:
>> Re: Astral Magic) (Ereskanti , Mon 21:15)
>> In a message dated 5/18/98 9:01:19 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
>> dghost@****.COM writes:
>> > This brings me to another question ... Is there anyway to increase
the
>> > amount of time you can safely stay on the astral plane?

> No rules I know of allow you to do so without major outside
>intervention. Since your body looses essence because the spirit is not
>present, it would seem a fundmantally unsolvable problem, like most
>other essence problems.

<SNIP Blood Magic>
> The "Astral Gateway" power in no way affects loss of essence,
AFAIK- a
>low essence character could easily DIE from using this power. However,
>most times "Astral Gateway" is used to reach a metaplane, and your body
>doesn't loose essence while you are on a metaplane.

pg 79 Grimmy II, description of the Astral Gateway power:
"As long as the spirit maintains watch over the body, the traveler does
not suffer Essence loss."

> A third option would be for a spirit to posses the vacant body,
or use
>"hidden life" on it. Free spirit Possesion requires a voluntary subject
>or defeat in astral combat. It MIGHT be possible to have your "empty"
>body possesesd, and you still in a-space. You might also have somebody
>use your vacant body as the "vessel" for thier Ally spirit ; you can't
>conjure while projecting, but this would be a "interesting" ritual of
>change to have performed on a free ally spirit whose name you knew, or
>the ally of a VERY trusted friend. I'd say all of those would halt
>essence loss from projection.
>
> Obviously, these are all EXTREME solutions, more in the realm of
plot
>devices than likely PC options.
>
>-Mongoose

Oooo, theseare interesting .... I thought about making a Ally Spirit from
a corpse ... this is a nifty variation ... hey, Mongoose, ever need
someone to watch your meat while you go on an astral jaunt, you can count
on me ;)

D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum)

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