| From: | Kelson kelson13@*******.com |
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| Subject: | Mana |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:49:29 -0700 |
>I know they can be passed through...I'm just a little confused (there's
>that word again!) by the contradiction.
Once you realize that there's no contradiction, you won't be confused anymore. ;)
>Everyone has an aura, and that aura is on the astral
> plane, so people can be affected by the mana cycles
> (enter using magicand goblinzation).
Check.
>Projecting mages can pass through auras, which
> implies that non-active auras aren't substantial
> on the Astral Plane, which hints that they're
> not fully there.
No. This is where you are making a false assumption. Just because you can pass through
someone's aura doesn't mean it isn't there (or isn't fully there). It's still there.
It's just that you can pass through them. That's it. Don't read too much into it.
>Mana cycles can affect auras, but mages focusing
> mana can't affect auras of those who aren't active
> on the Astral Plane.
This is a moot point. Just because a mana cycle can affect someone doesn't mean that a
magician can use mana to the same end. Magicians simply aren't capable of doing what our
gaiasphere can. ;) There's no contradiction there. Mana affects all living things.
Mana only exists on the astral plane. Thus, mana affects all living things from the
astral plane. Whether a magcian can do so is moot. It's irrelevant to the argument.
>Does anyone else see the problem I see? I understand the rules, for the
>game's sake...but the story behind doesn't fully jive.
The story makes sense to me. But I haven't converted to SR3 yet for other reasons.
>-Jared Leisner
Justin
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