From:	Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca
Subject:	Invisibility question...
Date:	Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:22:39 -0700 (PDT)

- dbuehrer@******.carl.org <08:06/3-Oct-2000>

> Here's a question: Do invisible objects block LOS?
>
> In the case of basic invisibility I would rule yes. This, IMO, creates an
> illusion in the caster's mind. So if a caster is trying to target
> something on the other side of an invisible wall, he isn't really seeing
> his target, but an illusion of the target.
>
> In the case of improved invisibility I would also rule yes. Improved
> invisibility creates physical illusions IMO. In the above example the
> spell would be replacing the wall with a physical illusion of whatever is
> behind it. The caster still isn't targeting the actual target, but a
> physical illusion of the target.

The basic Invisibility I'd agree with... Not so the improved. How would
you create a physical Illusion? I rule that the way Improved Invisibility
works is that it phsyically warps light around the subject, so the viewer
is in fact seeing what is beyond the invisible object, which is why the
spell works on technological sensors. (Of course, you also get Invisible
Man syndrome, which means if the invisible thing is a person, they're
in total darkness, but then, the spell was created with mages in mind, who
can compensate somewhat with Astral perception).

My .02 nuyen.

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Andrew C. Murdoch
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