Re: magic immunity

[Steve Ames <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>]

On Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 12:22:32AM -0500, Sean L. McLane wrote:
> Which brings about one of the original questions:
> 
> Can an immaterial person be heard by a material person?

There's immaterial... and then there's _IMMATERIAL_. If you can
see it without the use of magic its only mostly immaterial. Its
still capable of seeing and being seen... And very probably capable
of hearing and of being heard. However it is immaterial enough not
to be able to feel or be felt :) Immaterial and Ethereal creatures
are still in sync with magic (elemental and divine) and with Time
(cannot penetrate a Type I/II blue field).

> Can a material person be heard by an immaterial person?
> 
> If not, this makes a good defense against Divine Word.

The higher level immaterial spell of Rudri _IS_ defense against
Divine Word. However lesser immaterial creatures (and ethereal
creatures) are still effected.

> The argument has been made that Immaterial people can't affect the material
> air around them to make sounds. I've been wondering, in that case, what do
> Immaterial people breathe?

Immaterial air? Or maybe its PFM? Or perhaps immaterial creatures don't
need physical chemistry to survive?

-Steve

> 
> -Sean