From:	Marc Renouf <renouf@********.COM>
Subject:	Re: thermographic vision-question
Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:01:49 -0500

On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, David Buehrer wrote:

> / See what I mean? This is why physical illusions should be
> / manipulation spells. Then you can come up with a consistent way of
> / handling them.
>
> Not so old timer :)

Yeah, I seem to remember having this same discussion with you
three years ago. Plus ca change, and all that. :)

> If it's a physical manipulation spell then you run into all sorts of
> problems. If the spell bends/wraps the light around the target how
> does the target see?

My assertion of having the mage channel magical energy into making
light of the proper wavelength would solve the problem, but that in turn
gets into questions of just what sort of energy transmutation you could
accomplish with magic (which is a whole different can o' worms).

Marc