| From: | Michael & Linda Frankl mlfrankl@*****.msn.com |
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| Subject: | Desperate Pathetic Magic Question |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jul 1999 20:46:43 -0400 |
>Hmm,... I've always just agreed with my GM on this one
>(Mike, Smilin' Jack). But now I'm starting to wonder. I re-read
>the spell description before responding to this. The spell
>invisibility says that it "makes the subject invisible to normal
>vision." So, does that mean that a dwarf or troll can see an
>invisible person with thermo?
>
>Improved invisibility "affects technological sensors as well."
In my book Invisibility is basically there to stop people from seeing you.
Any method that involves the eyes (except Astral) should eventually be
affected as the SOTA with magic changes (which allows every GM to make his
own call on the issue, ain't it grand). Plus I like the spirit of the spell.
I originally allowed ultrasonic to see magic users, which really sucked the
enjoyment out of the game for magic users (so I dumped it and upped the
SOTA). And for those of you who are going to scream "BUT, BUT, BUT", magic
doesn't have to bow to the laws of physics. Ultrasonics could be worked into
the spell too.
I'm in it for the fun not the technical accuracy (though I am a technical
fellow by profession). If I could pass on one piece of advice to all GM's:
Keep the game fun and the players will beat down your door. Don't beat them
up over technicalities. My last Shadowrun campaign ran for 5 years non-stop
and only paused for a year to give me a break. Now it's back in full steam.
;)
Smilin' Jack
