Magic Scroll Questions
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Magic Scroll Questions
1. If a magic scroll can't be recorded or reproduced in any way, could a robot or a character with bionic eyes still see the writing on it?
2. If a robot could see the writing, could the robot activate the spell by reading the writing out loud?
3. According to the Nightbane RPG magic scrolls can be made into computer files on a computer. The same limits on copying and reproduction apply. Since the words are in a computer file, can the spell be activated by a voice synthesizing program on the computer speaking the words through the computer speaker?
2. If a robot could see the writing, could the robot activate the spell by reading the writing out loud?
3. According to the Nightbane RPG magic scrolls can be made into computer files on a computer. The same limits on copying and reproduction apply. Since the words are in a computer file, can the spell be activated by a voice synthesizing program on the computer speaking the words through the computer speaker?
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Re: Magic Scroll Questions
I think all of these would apply just magically after reading their is no record of it. They magically get remove from the files.
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Re: Magic Scroll Questions
1: bionic yes, robot: ...... (could be iffy) GM descression
2: yes
3: It has to be a sentient reading the words aloud.
2: yes
3: It has to be a sentient reading the words aloud.
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Reading and writing (literacy) is how people on BBS interact.
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Reading and writing (literacy) is how people on BBS interact.
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Re: Magic Scroll Questions
Glistam wrote:1. If a magic scroll can't be recorded or reproduced in any way, could a robot or a character with bionic eyes still see the writing on it?
Yes, it just wouldn't remember it in the long term.
2. If a robot could see the writing, could the robot activate the spell by reading the writing out loud?
Only if they had a soul.
3. According to the Nightbane RPG magic scrolls can be made into computer files on a computer. The same limits on copying and reproduction apply. Since the words are in a computer file, can the spell be activated by a voice synthesizing program on the computer speaking the words through the computer speaker?
See above.
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Re: Magic Scroll Questions
In general terms, a being needs to have PPE to activate a scroll, even if the scroll is not using the PPE from the being.
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Re: Magic Scroll Questions
I think, letter of the rules, all of the answers are "Yes." However, I would be somewhat uncomfortable with someone being able to hit "fn+Alt+F12" on their computer, and have its three speakers read out three different spells, which is where I see this going, so I would require, at the very least, that the computer be in some way enchanted in order to do this. Talisman would be a good option.
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