From:	00DNA mcmanus@******.albany.edu
Subject:	Targetting with Anchoring
Date:	Wed, 07 Jul 1999 11:22:15 -0400

A question on targeting using Anchoring. Now, it says that if you want to
use a spell targeting anything other than the Anchoring Focus itself or the
user of the focus then you have to put a detection spell in it. They give
a list of using Something like Detect Elf or even Detect Individual. Now,
my question is. Say you make get a wand (re-usable anchoring focus) and
you put Powerbolt and Detect Elf into it. Now...you run across an elf and
decide to get rid of him. You pull out the wand and trigger it. The
Detect Elf spell detects him and the spell hits him. OK. But what if
there is more than 1 elf. Does the spell allow you to hit any elf or does
it hit any elf. IE. It validates the targets or it actually chooses one
itself. If the latter...would it be random (the mysteries of magic) or
closest target or what?
I think that the flavor of the system works better if the detection spell
just validates the targets and then the user can aim the spell at any one
of them (in the range of the detection spell). However the examples seem
to indicate that the detection spell is the actually "aimer" as well. Did
I miss over a part that explains it better or if not what do you all think?
Again I like that it just validates the targets but this might lead to
abuse...couldn't everyone just get Detect Life and hit any living target.
But is that so bad either...Anchoring is already so expensive in terms of
everything...


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