From:	Fade <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject:	Re: Astral Magic)
Date:	Tue, 19 May 1998 16:22:28 +0000

> Ereskanti writes:

> >> >> It can be cast as a ritual spell normally.

> >> >Which means what? It changes the drain, what???

> >> It means you can cast it as a ritual spell... i.e., you can have more
> >> magicians giving dice to it. :)

> >*goofy slap* I know that, I meant is there more than this? Please
> > remember that all members of a Ritual Suffer drain equally. I was wondering
> > if ritual could possibly change the mechanics by which the spell functioned
> > (ie; get beyond LOS as an example).

> Hmm... good question.
>
> Remembering that Ritual magic converts LOS limitations to Ritual Link
> limitations, I guess it would make the aforementioned spell able to sling
> you to places you have a ritual link to (say, a chunk of brick from the
> building?). OTH, as you have the other limitation mentioned in the spell
> description that you can't go through things that are astrally impenetrable,
> AND you go in a straight line, you're still limited to curvature of the
> earth, which probably means it's not really feasible.

Okay, sorry - that was an unhelpful reminder of how LOS works. :)
I meant that using ritual magic, a mage can be sent to a location
without needing LOS - so, using a ritual link, you can get there, or
with another mage observing the target area, for instance.



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Fade

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