Re: My adventure

["Steven E. Ames" <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>]

> I agree with Foo.  Physical spell effects shouldn't affect creatures
or
> people who are immaterial or ethereal.
>
> Is it an actual rule or a local rule that allows immaterial/ethereal
> creatures to fly at a given rate (120'/R ?) since they are not
affected
> by gravity?

That was kind of a random determination we made. The original proposal
was some mental stat * 10'/R ... but 120 seemed simplest.

the idea was that Hirduo shouldn't be tooooo powerful.

>
> Kevin
>
>
>
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> Foo wrote:
> >
> > Hmm...I'm of the opinion that if you can't affect the physical
world, you
> > can't produce sound.  In reality (oooh, reality), air is as solid as
a
> > lead brick; it's just not as dense.  If you can't push a lead brick
when
> > you are ethereal/immaterial, you can't move air either.
> >
> >
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> > **  The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming dragon.
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> >
> > On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Steven E. Ames wrote:
> >
> > > > I'd like to point out something valid, here...
> > > >
> > > > Since Lightning Bolt and Fireball are physical effects created
by a
> > > magic
> > > > spell, Magic Immunity has no effect on them.  Thank you.
> > >
> > > Yep.
> > >
> > > > Also, ethereal/immaterial creatures cannot produce sound,
correct?
> > >
> > > Umm... I've seen it both ways. I know Hirudo using the higher rank
10
> > > spell cannot interact with the physical world in any way (nor be
> > > affected by it (in my mind that means blind/deaf)). It could just
be a
> > > matter of PFM.
> > >
> > > -Steve
> > >
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