| From: | Aaron Binns sparrow@***.net.au |
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| Subject: | Desperate Pathetic Magic Question |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:58:15 +1000 |
> >_former_ SR2 GM) insists that his street sam
> >with thermo cybereyes can see me when I cast
> >Improved Invisibility on myself. He claims that
> >this spell effects only visible light and as such
> >that thermographic vision does not utilise the
> >normal spectrum of human vision. As it stands
> >every dumb turd with thermo can see me
> >when I use the spell. It defeats the purpose.
Ok.. I dont have FOF on me - but it is either in FOF or Street Sam 2 in the
section on ultrasonics.
Ultrasonics can detect invisible beings because being invisible is fine.. but
youre still there and the sound waves still come bouncing back off you. thats
what youd use silence for.
thermo is affected. A: its an illusion spell so it affects the persons mind. B:
its an improved version so it would also affect the technology in goggles.
Important note: if the person was using cyber eyes.. they paid essence for them
so the improved version of the spell isnt required. Use the normal version. the
normal version works just find on cybered characters. this is the only good
thing about goggles I know.. that they require the improved version to be
affected - guess it makes up for the poorer bonuses to cyber. (from a SAM's
perspectve anyway).
C: ultrasound section basically says that it is the only way to see invisible
drek otehr than resisting the spell.
Now.. SR# doesnt have the rule that invisible characters can be seen by thermo.
you need the improved version to fool goggles and any remote sensors.
I think MANX (the character) is in the clear.
GreyWolf
