Another mage question, How do you stop a glowing man? Options

[Dayhawk]

When is heroes going to be back? /sigh

Ok anyways...

My game has been running for 8 months and as it's my first SR game since 2nd ed, I was slow to get new books and even use all of the rules.

Now I have a mage who has spent 51 points of karma on quickened spells.

Levitate (Self - He flys) - 12
Improved Invis (Self) - 12 (5 hits)
Improved Attribute (Reflexes) - 5
Improved Attribute (Agility) - 6
Improved Attribute (Body) - 6
Improved Attribute (Strenght) - 4
Improved Attribute (Logic) - 6
Improved Reflexes - 4

I think his next is to overcast Armor spell.

I have warned him that he can't go into any buildings with any security, but since game play usually involves breaking into places, he doesn't really care.

Since quickened spells add the karma spent to any tests they make he just walks through barrier's without much fear.

Magic (7) + Counterspelling (6) + Shielding (Init 3) = 16 dice + karma spent on oppossed test.

The one time he did have to pass through a force 8 barrier, he almost lost his Improved Reflexes, but since he has 7 edge he rolled edge and got the extra hits he needed.

I don't want to slap him in the face with losing all of his karma the first time he faces something which is suppose to be really nasty, but any attempts to get him to switch from quickening to focus items has been futile. Mostly because you spend karma on those also.

Has anyone else ran into this sort of situation?
Any suggestions?

Thanks for the help.