Levitate spell, how does it work? Options

[mielikki]

My search-fu has failed me, so I am posting this as a new thread. If it's already been discussed somewhere else, please point me there.

The question of the levitate spell was opened at our gaming table this week, and we're not sure how exactly it works. The description reads as follows:

Levitate (Physical)
Type: P • Range: LOS • Duration: S • DV: (F ÷ 2) + 1

Levitate allows the caster to telekinetically lift a person or object and move it around. The caster must achieve a threshold on the Spellcasting Test equal to 1 per 200 kg of the subject’s mass. The subject of the spell can be moved anywhere in the caster’s line of sight at a Movement rate equal to the spell’s Force x net Spellcasting hits in meters per turn.

Objects flung into other things should be handled as a Ranged Attack Test (see Fling), inflicting a number of boxes of Stun damage as decided by the gamemaster (especially sharp or dangerous objects may do Physical damage at the gamemaster’s discretion).

If the caster is attempting to levitate an item held by a living being, make an Opposed Test between the spell’s Force x 2 and the holder’s Strength + Body. The caster must have at least 1 net hit to levitate the item away. If the caster is attempting to levitate an unwilling living being, the Opposed Test uses the target’s Strength + Body. You can use this spell to levitate yourself, if desired.

It's pretty clear on willing living subjects - to levitate a 60 kilo elf, you'll need 2 hits - 1 as a treshold for the spell, another one to have a net hit to have some movement rate, easy to achieve in most situations.
But what about non-willing living subjects? Can Counterspelling apply too?

Then the unattended non-living subjects. Does the object resistance table apply, or is it simply the treshold depending on weight, so to lift a 1,000 kg vehicle you'll need 6 hits on the spellcasting test (5 hits for threshold of 1,000/200, 1 for movement rate)
Items held by living beings - how many hits is "one net hit"? Does the threshold apply? In a model case, where the target (Str3, Bod3) is holding a 20kg suitcase, and scores 2 hits on the test, how many hits does the mage need to lift the object? 3, to have one net hit over the target? Or 4, because you have the treshold of 1 for the suitcase weight?

And I am not even getting into the fact whether the treshold is 1 for 200kg as in 1-200, or as in over 200.

Also, what happens when you get no net Spellcasting hits, but get enough hits to make the treshold, so the spell works. Does the object have no weight and can be pushed around? Or does it do nothing then?

mielikki