Shadow Form and Mass

Dragondog · 05-28-2022, 08:08 AM

Does a character using Shadow Form have mass? Would "walking" on a pressure plate trip the trap?

whswhs · 05-28-2022, 08:20 AM

Ordinarily I would say no. The Basic Set says that you're two-dimensional, able to slide through the thinnest cracks, and unaffected by gravity, and that you can't carry objects.

However, if you take it with Finite Thickness (from GURPS Powers), I would assume that you have SOME mass, though probably much less than if you were fully three-dimensional.

David Johnston2 · 05-28-2022, 08:25 AM

Yes, Shadow Form is massless. It allows you to ignore gravity and keeps you from being able to do any physical attacks. It's a limited form of Insubstantiality.

05-28-2022, 08:08 AM	#1
Dragondog Never Been Pretty Join Date: Jan 2005	Shadow Form and Mass Does a character using Shadow Form have mass? Would "walking" on a pressure plate trip the trap? __________________ Daydreams of a Dragon: My blog

05-28-2022, 08:20 AM	#2
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Re: Shadow Form and Mass Ordinarily I would say no. The Basic Set says that you're two-dimensional, able to slide through the thinnest cracks, and unaffected by gravity, and that you can't carry objects. However, if you take it with Finite Thickness (from GURPS Powers), I would assume that you have SOME mass, though probably much less than if you were fully three-dimensional. __________________ Bill Stoddard I don't think we're in Oz any more.

05-28-2022, 08:25 AM	#3
David Johnston2 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Shadow Form and Mass Yes, Shadow Form is massless. It allows you to ignore gravity and keeps you from being able to do any physical attacks. It's a limited form of Insubstantiality.