Magic, Sustaining and LOS, Just a noob question about Sustaining |
Magic, Sustaining and LOS, Just a noob question about Sustaining |
Apr 12 2007, 08:33 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 4-April 03 From: London UK Member No.: 4,383 |
Just a quickie really. I understand that with magic for the most part you require line of sight to cast a spell on someone/something. Sometimes it touch but there are not so many such spells.
My question however relates to sustaining spells after they have been cast; namely, does the target have to remain in Line of Site to the caster? Spells im thinking of in particular are spells such as Invisibility and Levitate. Thanks, Myst |
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Apr 12 2007, 10:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 4-April 03 From: London UK Member No.: 4,383 |
Specifically I am looking for page references. All I have really to go on is SR3 pg 178. There it doesnt mention that LOS is required. Unfortunately I fear this may not be enough for our DM.....
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Apr 12 2007, 02:41 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
That's pretty unambiguous. ~J |
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Apr 12 2007, 03:38 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
Some spells like levitate pose their own problems however. Who has control over the levitating subject. Is it the Mage who controls their motion or the target? If it's the mage then how will he control your movement without LOS unless it is simply to stay still...
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Apr 12 2007, 04:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 546 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Manchester, England Member No.: 1,062 |
The caster controls motion with levitate, otherwise it's pretty pointless for when you want to 'move' people out of your way. If the target leaves your line of sight, obviously controlling where you send them is going to be pretty tough without clairvoyance or mindlink spells also operating.
Otherwise yeah, as long as you're concentrating on the spell LOS is irrelevent. |
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Apr 12 2007, 05:34 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Sustaining a spell only requires concentration, controlling a spell requires LOS. Spells like Levitate and Trid Phantasm, which have controlled effects, requires LOS for the caster to assert that control. Without LOS the spell will remain on its last setting.
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Apr 12 2007, 06:26 PM
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Cybernetic Blood Mage Group: Members Posts: 3,472 Joined: 11-March 06 From: Northeastern Wyoming Member No.: 8,361 |
Which very well might be "Straight up", well at least until the target leaves the Mana-Sphere...
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Apr 12 2007, 07:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 5-December 05 From: Crying in the wilderness Member No.: 8,047 |
I use the effective range for the command of elementals. I don't have my books but from memory it is (magic + willpower+ charisma) x 10m
This is the maxium distance from which a spell can be sustained from without a sustaining focus being left at the scene. |
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Apr 13 2007, 08:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 4-April 03 From: London UK Member No.: 4,383 |
Thanks for clearing that all up...
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