noob question - can you see through things during astral perception? |
noob question - can you see through things during astral perception? |
Oct 29 2010, 06:00 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 24-October 10 Member No.: 19,129 |
like: see that somebody's standing behind a closed door? see his aura?
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Oct 29 2010, 06:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 583 Joined: 1-October 09 From: France Member No.: 17,693 |
No, you cannot. The material item (the door) has an astral shadow that is opaque and hide what is behind it. Even transparent glass panel is astrally opaque.
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Oct 29 2010, 06:30 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,883 Joined: 16-December 06 Member No.: 10,386 |
There's actually a pretty heavy duty amount of things for which Astral Perception is plain less useful than physical perception. For example, Street Magic references how a book may be able to be understood on the Astral Plane if it's significant to enough people. So if you were an astral intruder in the Shrine of the Book, there's a number of ancient texts that would stick out as significant due to their psychic payload. On the other hand, Astral Projecting and trying to read someone's Us Weekly from over their shoulder is going to at best be damn near impossible in one of my games. On the astral, it's tough to tell one throwaway news rag from another. They're just grey lifeless shadows that are only of passing interest to most people.
Anyway, that's part of the reason why just about any combination of Perception tricks is pretty viable for Magicians. A Face/Shaman or Summoner may very well be able to get by with just picking Assensing or Perception and living with some situational disadvantages so he can save some points. But on the other hand, if you're more of a utility/detection sorceror or a full-on combat mage it may very well be worth your while to get some tricked out sense enhancing 'ware and cybereyes. The essence and nuyen hit for that stuff is pretty light and very little will get past a Dark King mentored Occult Investigator. |
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Oct 29 2010, 06:34 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 24-October 10 Member No.: 19,129 |
Thanks guys, great replies!!
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Oct 30 2010, 02:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-September 10 Member No.: 19,081 |
Sooooo, extension. If a person is wearing a fully enclosed suit made of metals and glasses... can you still assense him/her?
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Oct 30 2010, 02:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 11-April 10 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 18,443 |
Yes, your aura encompasses what you're wearing including armor.
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Oct 30 2010, 02:30 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-September 10 Member No.: 19,081 |
At what point does it go from being something you wear, to something that obscures assensing?
Edit: Would a Newt Suit Apply? Newt Suit It's a submersible suit which is really just a robotic submersible, in the shape of armor/suit. OR would it have to go all the way to something like: Other Kinds of 'Suits' |
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Oct 30 2010, 02:36 AM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,946 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Omaha Member No.: 17,234 |
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Oct 30 2010, 05:09 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
It doesn't make much sense, but otherwise they are immune to direct mana combat spells.
To me that doesn't seem like a bad thing, but I'm not a dev. |
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Oct 30 2010, 01:36 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,989 Joined: 28-July 09 From: Somewhere along the brazilian coast Member No.: 17,437 |
Source? I don't recall anything like that, and it doesn't make too much sense especially when folks get into the miltech stuff. I'll look into the source, but basically if it follows armor rules, it does not prevent your aura, if it follows vehicle rules, it does (So, milspec armor is no good, but a mini-mecha would be). |
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Oct 30 2010, 02:04 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
You want to really confuse people, be a pixie casting spells via mage sight cable while driving a human suit (anthroform vehicle).
As far as anyone astrally perceiving can tell, that drone just cast a spell. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Oct 30 2010, 02:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 21-November 09 Member No.: 17,891 |
On the astral, it's tough to tell one throwaway news rag from another. They're just grey lifeless shadows that are only of passing interest to most people. My first SR GM had a great description of what happens when you get lost in astral space: You look at the street signs and see you're on the corner of drab & bland. |
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Oct 31 2010, 05:16 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
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Oct 31 2010, 08:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 28-May 03 From: Orlando Member No.: 4,644 |
Would the effects of cyber replacement eyes with vision enhancement work on the astral? Do you get the benefit of the rating? I really dont see how as AP is not a 'visual' sense? can anyone clarify?
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Oct 31 2010, 08:51 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Would the effects of cyber replacement eyes with vision enhancement work on the astral? Do you get the benefit of the rating? I really dont see how as AP is not a 'visual' sense? can anyone clarify? Cyber Enhancements do not carry over to the Astral... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Oct 31 2010, 08:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 28-May 03 From: Orlando Member No.: 4,644 |
Thats what I thought. Thanks TJ. I was confused by the original comment of the Dark King Occult Investigator with sense enhancing ware comment.
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Oct 31 2010, 09:03 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Thats what I thought. Thanks TJ. I was confused by the original comment of the Dark King Occult Investigator with sense enhancing ware comment. Hey, No Problems... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Oct 31 2010, 11:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-July 09 Member No.: 17,440 |
Yes, your aura encompasses what you're wearing including armor. Mesh SM p 112 Auras: "While clothes and other non-living objects are often outshone by the brightness of the wearer's aura, intrusive non-living objects like cyberware leave shadowy gaps in auras." SM p 160 Spell Design, Line of Sight (LOS): "... Note that full body armor does not "conceal" the person within and prevent them from being targeted." Things to note:
So, aura bleed-though on thick armor is not really spelled out in detail. I don't see any real advantage to full body armor blocking an aura anyhow besides preventing an assensing test and reducing a visibility modifier on the astral to being spotted. |
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Oct 31 2010, 11:34 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
So, aura bleed-though on thick armor is not really spelled out in detail. I don't see any real advantage to full body armor blocking an aura anyhow besides preventing an assensing test and reducing a visibility modifier on the astral to being spotted. Other then it meaning that direct mana spells don't work on him? No, very little advantages other then that. |
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Oct 31 2010, 11:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-July 09 Member No.: 17,440 |
Care to show me where it says that a direct spell targets an aura and not a physical or astral form?
I mean really. You can use direct spells on man made objects that don't even have auras. Do I really have to even talk about this one? |
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Nov 1 2010, 12:08 AM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Care to show me where it says that a direct spell targets an aura and not a physical or astral form? I mean really. You can use direct spells on man made objects that don't even have auras. Do I really have to even talk about this one? I think that kzt is referring to targeting a person in a vehicle... generally not possible unless they are dumb enough to leave a window down... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Nov 1 2010, 12:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-July 09 Member No.: 17,440 |
Oh, yeah, if that's the case then of course.
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Nov 1 2010, 01:12 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
It's more than that. You need to actually see a target to hit it with a direct mana spell. "A metahuman spellcaster can target anyone or anything she can see directly with her natural vision." Stunball doesn't do anything against body armor any more than it does anything against a car.
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Nov 1 2010, 01:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-July 09 Member No.: 17,440 |
I get to quote myself, yay!
SM p 160 Spell Design, Line of Sight (LOS): "... Note that full body armor does not "conceal" the person within and prevent them from being targeted." This does not specify direct or indirect, so we can safely assume it applies to both. Worn body armor does not block LOS spellcasting unless it stops being "body armor" and becomes a vehicle. |
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Nov 1 2010, 01:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-September 10 Member No.: 19,081 |
My question remains: WHEN does it stop being armor and start being a vehicle? I mean yes, clearly, when you start being able to put Armor on it like a drone or a vehicle but... you get the idea.
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