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From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Invisibility question...
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:46:39 +0200
According to vocenoctum@****.com, at 22:05 on 2 Oct 00, the word on the
street was...

> assuming the bag wasn't transparent, he couldn't see anything because of
> the darkness. If he saw it, he'd be able to cast spells on it.

It was a nylon bag. Thin nylon, like most other thin fabrics, is
transparent enough to let light in so that you can see at least the fabric
itself when you hold it close to your face.

Unless this was a bag which the bad guys selected specifically because it
was light-proof, or there was little or no light on the other side of the
bag to come into it, I'd say the magician should be able to cast spells on
the bag easily enough.

The best way, IMO, to find a solution to this sort of problem is to try it
out yourself. Browse around your house a bit until you find something
resembiling the item causing trouble, and set up the situation as in the
game. IOW, find a nylon bag and put it over the player's head (being
careful not to suffocate said player, of course :) or hold it against your
eye, if it's too small. If you can see the bag, so could the character --
and thus cast spells on it.

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