From:	run@***********.com (run@***********.com)
Subject:	Lightning Ball vs Vehicle. Uber Spell or How Does It Work?
Date:	Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:10:46 -0400

At 01:54 PM 7/29/2005, you wrote:

>>Elemental manipulations target a point, which the caster must be
>>able to see, and then explode outwards 'in the same way as a
>>physical explosion or grenade' (SR3 pg 182). They can then affect
>>things the caster can't see because the magic part was actually
>>creating the explosion in the first place. From then on the
>>explosion is following the laws of physics.
>
>I've always interpreted this rule as meaning that it will explode through
>its entire area of effect, regardless of LOS. Lets change your example
>slightly:
>
> |
> | t
> |
>
>c x
>
>The target point (the x) is now on the caster's side of the wall; going by
>the rules, the target (t) is still affected, because he's around the
>corner but inside the area of effect, even though he would probably be
>shielded from the blast of a hand grenade detonating at the x.
>
>And then it follows that I don't really see how that is different from
>this situation:
>
> |
> | t
> +-----
>
>c x

Since I am completely lost on who is rally arguing what, I would like to
point out that the 2 paragraphs on 182 really explain it
well (as mentioned above). It says that it affects targets like the
explosion or grenade. Which means that is starts at a point
and grows, to envelope the radius. It specifically states that it is
impeded by physical barriers. Since example 2 has a wall
in the way, the user would simply add the barrier rating to their armor.

If example 1 t would resist full damage power, and in example 2 t would
resist the power of the spell reduced by the rating
of the barrier.

One of the things that magic spells did not do was address is proximity. I
am not sure if that was intentionally left out for
speed, or simplicity, or because it is simply magic. Ideally the spell
would be most concentrated at the center and weaken
out towards the edges.




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