From:	Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject:	Mages and spirts, take 2
Date:	Tue, 17 Oct 2000 16:44:06 -0700 (PDT)

> 1) Can an elemental be asked to manifest around an
NPC directly from astral space?

I'd say no. Manifesting around someone is actually
engulfing. I'd have to check, but I don't think you
can manifest AND engulf at the same time. And if not,
I'd generally disallow it.

> 2) Does it take a service to call up an elemental
into astral space?

No.

> 3) Does it take a service to have an elemental
follow you around in astral space while you move from
one location to the next?

No. Same as above. The only reason it MIGHT take a
service (not sure about this) is if you have it
hanging around for a day or longer.

> 4) How hard is it for an elemental to find someone?
I've read the rules but it seems a bit easy. Case in
point: last run was to retrieve a soil sample from a
desert island in the Pacific. PC sends an air
elemental out to do it for him. Run circumvented.

Uhhhh...beats me. Can't remember the rules off the top
of my head. I'd say that the soil sample one is fair.
I think that finding an individual person should be
more difficult, though.

> 5) Is there any tech out there that would be used as
anti-spirit measures? You'd think that by now someone
would have come up with something.
> Drew Curtis President DCR.NET (502)226-3376 Toll

You would, wouldn't you?

The only thing I can think of off-hand is a squirt
gun, or net gun or the like (maybe an ELD-AR - THAT'D
be cool, actually), loaded with FAB-3. Dunno how the
squirt would work, net guns should be able to do it
(they've already been set up with previous strains of
the bacteria) and I think the ELD-AR would work VERY
well with this. The only thing is you don't want to be
working with mages and you'd probably have to shoot
NEAR the spirit (depending on the KIND of spirit) in
order to crack the capsule and free the bacteria.

Geez, this is a HORRENDOUS idea.

Use it. ;)

====Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow, aka Doc'booner, aka Doc' Vader)

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Can you SMELL what THE DOC' is COOKIN'!!!

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