grandmaster z0b wrote:demos606 wrote:The single greatest obstacle to any plan to destroy or defend chi-town is a simple lack of information. Nobody knows what permanent magical defenses the state mages put in place before they were "driven from the realm". We also don't know how much a presence the Vanguard have today, but we do know there is one. For all we know, Chi-Town is surrounded by an astral force-field or has a permanent rune preventing teleportation within the city.
Wouldn't the psi-stalkers and dogboys sniff out any magic defences in place and then try to remove them? Given the CS's fear of all things magic I think it's better to assume that they have no magic defenses than suggesting that they have some passive defense that we have never heard about or seen before that has effects that aren't in the rules and that has never been noticed or removed by the CS who are also constantly patrolling and catching magic terrorists but never notice the gigantic circle of runes that runs the perimeter of Chi Town. *pauses for breath*
it depends...
the psi-stalkers/dog boys might only sense something if something activates the defeances in the first place...
Whoa...massive magic, in all directions Sir...
Crap, not again soldier, We gotta find out who or what is casting such strong magics...
*unknown to the CS patrol, This Strong Magic is keeping others out or from doing things to other things to the city...It comes from all directions, hence why the CS is so paranoid about magic nowdays...They dont know, but Higher Ups do, That Under many many layers of Paint on the outter/Inner Walls are Symbols of Powers/Runes that protects the city from very powerful magics...*
That would keep them on their toes, indeed.
Karl, Men on the south side of the city report another massive magic instantance again...Shall i notify the troops, or Plan Gamma-Beta ??
Plan Gamma-Beta, General...Keep them on their toes. Say 3 Powerful mages made it in this time...
Sir, 3 ?? Wont that cause a panic ?
It might, it might, general...Level by level searches by the numbers...We have 3 guests in the cells we can use as the "intruders" in a day or so...
A Day or so, sir, wont that upset the people ?
Yes, it will, but they will see we will always find "evil Mages" wherever they hide...
One of the mages in the cells in a d-bee too sir...
Perfect, He is the reason they were able to hide so long....
*Hour Later*
Col...
Yes Karl...
You heard the mystic defenses held up earlier didnt you ?
Yes Karl, Your son has been poking around again into these massive sensings that happen 3 or 4 times a year, Sir...
We dont need to tell him yet, Col...Soon maybe though...
He wont like it Sir...He might demand the defenses to be removed...
If we could remove them, I would have years again, Col...They are protected too...They serve their purposes we found out though, didnt we ??
Yes Sir, They keep out Teleportors and Far-seers at least, maybe much more...we have only found out alittle of what they do...
I have a Dinner to attend, Col...good day...
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See Karl and Company might know more than they let others know about...