I was recently using scrolls that cast chain lightning. After the initial bolt, there was an echo saying the bolt grounded out through my body, which seems strange because I was flying.
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Carrion Fields
on 2005-04-22 09:54 UTC
Automatically imported from the legacy bug board forum.
nepenthe
on 2005-06-08 04:35 UTC
Subject: By (questionable physics) design. (n/t)
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Java
on 2005-06-09 23:17 UTC
Subject: RE: Chain lightning grounding out when flying
If you were flying, one could ask why you were even hit by the bolt in the first place. Electricity always takes the shortest path to ground. If your body is not a path to ground, you won't be affected by it (this is why bird's aren't electrecuted when they land on power lines, btw).
So one could argue that anyone who is flying shouldn't be affected by any lightning attacks. Get to work, Imms.
nepenthe
on 2005-06-13 17:05 UTC
Subject: One could argue that, but
It's magic!
If you see something that doesn't make sense, a wizard did it. Feel free to roll up a sphere Reason Battle warrior based on this premise. :)
Carrion Fields on 2005-04-22 09:54 UTC
Automatically imported from the legacy bug board forum.
nepenthe on 2005-06-08 04:35 UTC
Subject: By (questionable physics) design. (n/t)
.
Java on 2005-06-09 23:17 UTC
Subject: RE: Chain lightning grounding out when flying
If you were flying, one could ask why you were even hit by the bolt in the first place. Electricity always takes the shortest path to ground. If your body is not a path to ground, you won't be affected by it (this is why bird's aren't electrecuted when they land on power lines, btw).
So one could argue that anyone who is flying shouldn't be affected by any lightning attacks. Get to work, Imms.
nepenthe on 2005-06-13 17:05 UTC
Subject: One could argue that, but
It's magic!
If you see something that doesn't make sense, a wizard did it. Feel free to roll up a sphere Reason Battle warrior based on this premise. :)