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Old 06-17-2019, 02:07 PM   #26
Michael Thayne
 
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Default Re: [Magic] Using ceremonial magic to create an unassailable magical fortress

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Originally Posted by Anaraxes View Post
"Spectate" doesn't simply mean "line of sight", as from across a battlefield. (Or another planet.)
"Battlefield" and "another planet" aren't remotely equivalent. Even observing an SM+0 target on the moon from Earth requires a Vision roll at a -50 penalty. Setting aside game mechanics, in terms of optics and physiology, there's a range beyond which too few photons from the candles or torches or bonfire used in the ritual are hitting the eye—according to Google you need about 5 to 9 photons within 100 ms to get past the brain's noise filters.
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