 Astral Perception - what direction?, All directions? |
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 Jan 25 2011, 02:29 AM
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Old Man of the North  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,654 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463  |
Since Astral Perception is a "Psychic sense" (SR4A, p. 191) that does not use any of our regular sensory organs, it seems to me it should be in all directions at once. Thoughts?
If this is so, then sneaking up behind an astrally perceiving being should be more difficult than on one perceiving on the physical plane. Comments? |
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Jan 25 2011, 02:32 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Yes, sort of. This makes AP even better on the physical plane.
Infiltration, however, is abstract, and doesn't technically rely on the target looking away. Feel free to play with the DP mods on SR4A p136 (e.g., Perceiver Distracted) as appropriate, regardless of 360 sense. After all, they already apply to hearing, smell, radar (sometimes, sense/sensor rules can be wonky), etc. |
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Jan 25 2011, 04:26 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,654 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Makes sense.
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Jan 28 2011, 03:43 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
remember we, people, are use to focusing htough. you might sense all aronud you but your attnetion would focus so the projection would' turn that way. I think of it as you have a really good sense of your environment. you 'hear' and 'feel' someone moving behind you even though you can't see them etc.
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Jan 28 2011, 03:48 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Right: use the appropriate Perception mods (+3 Actively Looking, -2 Distracted, etc.).
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Jan 28 2011, 11:29 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,756 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
Eyeband cyberware (Augmentations, page 37) provides no bonus to detection wile providing a 360° vision either.
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Jan 28 2011, 01:27 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 14-January 10 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 18,036 |
no bonus is still much better than cannot see, because it's behind you
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Jan 28 2011, 01:52 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,991 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
That's not what he meant. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
As for Astral Perception... I have always seen this as working "like" sight, and not in the way of a sense granted by a detection spell (like Detect Life). Bye Thanee |
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Jan 28 2011, 03:03 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Remember that AP doesn't work through objects, of course. Cover still applies.
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