Should the Astral Chameleon edge have any effect on how hard it is to penetrate someone's masking?

Would you apply any modifier to stealth tests for a character with this edge? (IE: The same +2 that applies to the assensing TN)

I wouldn't. The aura is harder to read effectively, it's not harder to see... At least if I remember the description correctly.

Perhaps I should start a step further back: Would you apply the +2 to read a character's signature to attempting to read the character's aura?

Er... I would need to read the description of the power to make that judgement. Can anyone post it up? I like making judgements.

I wouldn't think so. Since someone only leaves an astral signature when they do something e.g. cast a spell AFAIK. So unless an awakened character's aura constantly leaves an astral signature where ever they go without their doing anything, I'd say no. But since its been an age since I played a spell caster, I could be wrong.

I suppose the counterpart to that question is that if that edge dosen't do what I want (+2 to TNS to assense my aura and +2 to stealth tests on the astral) then would an edge that does it be reasonable?

Don't see why not.

Aaaah, well... I would have to rule no, because an aura is different from an astral signature. This deals specifically with astral signatures, and makes no mention of auras at all. If this dealt with auras, then yes I would give bonuses to astral stealth and penties to percieving the person, but it does not.

Isn't there a rule someplace that the t# for astrally perceiving a person is 10-essence? An edge that increased that t# by one seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Dim Aura, or something like that.

"For whatever reason your aura is smaller or dimmer than that of the average man. Perhaps you need to purchase a more impressive automobile?"