From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	Vampire Auras??
Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:26:31 EDT

In a message dated 9/29/1999 2:42:33 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
m0ng005e@*********.com writes:

> > If you don't like the interpretation that a vampire's
> > aura is significantly different to a human's, then
> > look at it this way. HMHVV is a DISEASE - a virus, in
> > fact. Assensing someone can reveal their health -
> > including any DISEASES they have. So if a mage
> > assenses a vampire who isn't masking (and gets enough
> > successes), he'll realise this guy has a REALLY severe
> > disease/virus. If he gets five successes, you may want
> > to just say that the mage figures out he's got HMHVV.

And, by the books, you would be correct. HOWEVER, recognizing *which*
disease might be a bit more tricky than that. Connecting the fact that the
disease (the HMHVV in this case) is *directly* responsible for the current
state of the individual and that said *disease* is more than
parasitic/symbiotic in nature could probably be figured out with the advanced
assensing even. *COULD* Not will, just could (kind of a like a maybe).

> They could also see the effect of any paranatural powers; a few
succeses
> would reveal that a paranormal power was present, and 5 would reveal what
> power(s), which would also be pretty revealing. Of course, without any
> other info (like having checked for disease), they might not know if those
> powers were unusual for a metahuman (say an adept) to have.

Actually Sebastian, this is IMO, where direct common sense and general
(meta)human tendency to draw comparison would come into the play of the
action itself.

> In any case, masking those powers might be harder than masking the
> general aura; I'd expect "inactive" ones to be masked, but ones that were
> being used "actively" would probably be as hard to hide as spells.

And this is actually part of the mechanics.

-K