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Dumpshock Forums _ Shadowrun _ Detect Person Spell

Posted by: Thanos007 Jul 17 2004, 04:04 AM

I have the mechanics down. My real question is this: do you have to know a persons real name for the spell to work or just a name associated with them?

Thanos

Posted by: Necro Tech Jul 17 2004, 04:07 AM

If you mean "Detect Individual" then yes, you name them when casting the spell. Street name would work but "the security guard around the corner would not.

Posted by: BitBasher Jul 17 2004, 08:15 PM

But theres a bit of fuzzy logic involved too. If you knew the person as an alias or wrong name, but you [i]knew] that was their name even if it was wrong then it would still pick them up. It's all psychological. IMHO that is.

Posted by: toturi Jul 18 2004, 12:04 AM

Like if you just know the guy as "Dude...", you could theorectically come up with Detect Dude spell.

Posted by: Austere Emancipator Jul 18 2004, 12:14 AM

What's wrong with knowing a guy as The http://imdb.com/title/tt0118715/?

Posted by: toturi Jul 18 2004, 12:17 AM

I was thinking more along the lines of "Dude... where's my car?"

Posted by: Austere Emancipator Jul 18 2004, 12:22 AM

OK. That is wrong.

Posted by: Zazen Jul 18 2004, 06:18 PM

I require that you've seen him once, not that you know his name. It's simpler and makes more sense to me.