[ArM5] The magic spoon thingy (was: intro & a couple ofquestions)

[Matthew L. Seidl]

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:12:36 -0800, "Erik Dahl" writes:
>Matthew L. Seidl (>) wrote: 
>
>> Either two mages can throw spells on a polearm to make
>> both immune, or, if that polearm can hurt both of
>> them, then I can beat you to death with your Grog. 
>> What's the difference?
>
>1. Suppose you pick up a rock and throw it at me. It will go through my
>Parma, because the rock is natural and the throwing is natural, right?
>
>2. Suppose you magically throw the rock. It will be stopped by my Parma
>unless the Rego spell penetrates, because magical force is resisted.
>
>3. Suppose you enchant a rock and throw it. It will be stopped by the Parma
>unless the Muto (or whatever) spell penetrates, right?
>
>4. Now suppose you enchant the rock with one spell and then magically throw
>it at me with another. Wouldn't my Parma resist the rock unless both the
>enchantment spell and the Rego spell penetrate?

Assume no penetration for all of this.

I can a spell at at X.  X can now either penetrate my parma (A) or
can't (B).

Magus Beta casts a spell at X.  X can now either penetrate my parma (C) or
it can't (D).


If (B) - purple polearm.
If (A) - then conisder (C) and (D).

If (D) - 2 mages cast blanket purple-parma's (or put the spell in an
item for the grogs to use).  Immune to weapons.

if (C) - X can now get through my parma for free.  So I've opened a
hole for others to exploit.  Be it via spells, mendane means,
whatever.  There's now a hole.

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