 Counterspelling and Line of Sight, do mages need rear-view mirrors on their goggles? |
 Feb 7 2011, 05:54 AM
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QUOTE A protected character must also stay within the magician’s line of sight in order for Counterspelling to be used (SR4 core Anniversary, p.185) What does LOS mean here? Does a mage providing counterspelling actually have to see the person he is protecting? Or does it just require an unblocked path between the two? Here was the situation: My group had a number of PCs walking down a hallway with the mage toward the front (looking forward). The person behind the mage was hit by a spell and was fried. Later we learned he did not use any counterspelling dice because the mage had been facing away from him. Part of our group thinks this is the way to go, part of it thinks he would get counterspelling dice. What is the right way to do this next time? |
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Game2BHappy Counterspelling and Line of Sight Feb 7 2011, 05:54 AM
Yerameyahu Use Astral Perception, as it's omnidirectional... Feb 7 2011, 05:58 AM Mardrax QUOTE (Game2BHappy @ Feb 7 2011, 06:54 AM... Feb 7 2011, 06:00 AM Whipstitch What Yerameyahu said. Personally, I don't like... Feb 7 2011, 06:19 AM bluedao A magician who is actively Counterspelling can eve... Feb 7 2011, 10:22 AM
Mardrax QUOTE (bluedao @ Feb 7 2011, 11:22 AM) To... Feb 7 2011, 11:42 AM Machiavelli Usually i would never think of starting a discussi... Feb 7 2011, 11:21 AM Yerameyahu Where does it say this: "It is still a 's... Feb 7 2011, 03:32 PM Machiavelli Where does it say the difference? Feb 7 2011, 07:33 PM Hound I've always thought of it as an astral copy of... Feb 7 2011, 07:56 PM Yerameyahu Is hearing not omnidirectional? Smell? The book al... Feb 7 2011, 07:57 PM Bodak QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Feb 8 2011, 05:57 AM)... Feb 7 2011, 10:43 PM Mardrax It would technically be completely opaque and bloc... Feb 7 2011, 10:56 PM cndblank Seems two issues here.
Can a Mage Counterspell fo... Feb 8 2011, 12:16 AM Yerameyahu Yeah, Bodak, it would 'blind you' if that ... Feb 8 2011, 01:54 AM Bodak That's something that changed from 3rd to 4th.... Feb 8 2011, 05:04 AM Yerameyahu It is certainly analogous inasmuch as they're ... Feb 8 2011, 05:12 AM Game2BHappy I'm glad to see I'm not the only one confu... Feb 10 2011, 05:57 PM Ascalaphus There are quite a few spells that you need LOS or ... Feb 11 2011, 09:39 AM phlapjack77 I know this isn't how it actually works, but i... Feb 11 2011, 09:48 AM Ascalaphus For a long time I'd been under the impression ... Feb 11 2011, 11:09 AM Doc Byte QUOTE (Bodak @ Feb 7 2011, 11:43 PM) In s... Feb 12 2011, 02:47 AM phlapjack77 I like this idea too. Kind of fits with the part ... Feb 12 2011, 01:34 AM Whipstitch QUOTE (phlapjack77 @ Feb 11 2011, 09:34 P... Feb 12 2011, 05:12 AM  |
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