From:	Da Twink Daddy datwinkdaddy@*******.com
Subject:	Barriers'n'stuff
Date:	Sun, 26 Sep 1999 21:37:53 -0500 (CDT)

Tomorrow, Rand Ratinac spoke on Barriers'n'stuff:

> Damaging manipulation spells create a kind-of
> "physical" component which travels from the caster to
> the target. Would a barrier spell be able to block the
> physical component? Would it depend what KIND of
> barrier spell it was?

Yes.

> So a plain barrier would block
> the spell, but a bullet or blast barrier wouldn't,
> because they aren't DESIGNED to block that kind of
> thing?

Right, although if the DM has the elemental effect of blast (or just seems
blast-like) I'd probably have the blast barrier block it.

> If they DID block to spell, what would happen?
> Would the spell detonate when it hit the barrier, or
> just fizzle out?

Just as if a DM hit a physical [glass?] wall on the way to it's target.
Ground zero from elemental effects becomes the casting mages side of the
barrier. The barrier will preform it's noraml duties but a powerful enough
spell could just break its way through.

Da Twink Daddy
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