Hi Guys, I figured I'd hit you with a fantasy question and see what your responses are <g>.
Suppose you are the GM of a game involving mages, and you are using the ceremonial magic rules from GURPS MAGIC. Someone says "Ok, they're going to cast ceremonial magic at us?!!! I want that ritual to FAIL big time! Can I oppose the ceremony from where I am?" The situation: Enemy mages are about to cast a spell at a small group of victims while on the Battlefield. Range to the targets will be approximately 20 yards. Between the ceremonial casters and the targets however, are a group of 60 men, arranged in a group of 15 men wide by 4 men deep - ie, a screen of men that is approximately 22 yards wide blocking the vision of the targeted victims. Therein lies the question. Can a group of people who can't see the ceremonial magic in operation, oppose the ceremony despite not knowing where it is or being able to see it? Can a group of people who can see it, but are 20 yards away, affect it? What about 80 yards? 100 yards? What is the maximum effective range that a non-participant of a ceremony can affect its result? Curious mind(s) wanna know... _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
