| From: | Paul Collins paulcollins@*******.com |
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| Subject: | senses and magical targets |
| Date: | Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:25:29 +1000 |
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-----Out you popped, out of your mummy's pumpkin and everybody shouting,
"It's a boy, it's a boy!" And somebody said, "But it hasn't got a
winkle!"
And then I said, "A boy without a winkle? God be praised, it is a miracle. A
boy without a winkle!" And then Sir Thomas More pointed out that a boy
without a winkle is a girl. Anyway, I was really disappointed.
-----Nursie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Scheper" <ratlaw@*******.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: senses and magical targets
> On 7 Oct 2000, at 9:40, Wagemage wrote:
>
> > However, echolocation is a viable means of casting to my mind. The
> > caster knows the precise location of the target via echolocation, not
just
> > it's general direction. Dolphins can even distinguish shapes and
identify
> > creatures, boats, etc, by the method. Thus it's a direct view of the
target.
> >
> Okay, but in MaM it says that the ultrasound vision can't be used
> to target spells. So is echolocation a different process from
> ultrasound vision or should ultrasound vision be a viable way to
> target spells?
>
> That is all
> -Walter
More than likely it's because the ultrasound vision isn't a natural sense,
or a techno version of a natural sense. For echolocation, if it where
natural, then maybe, say for a dolphin magician.
Paul Collins
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-----Out you popped, out of your mummy's pumpkin and everybody shouting,
"It's a boy, it's a boy!" And somebody said, "But it hasn't got a
winkle!"
And then I said, "A boy without a winkle? God be praised, it is a miracle. A
boy without a winkle!" And then Sir Thomas More pointed out that a boy
without a winkle is a girl. Anyway, I was really disappointed.
-----Nursie
