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<P><FONT SIZE=2>|| On magic ...say a magic user is casting say a thunderstorm </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| ...but a meteor</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| falls</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| on him and kills him. Does the storm just poof and vanish? </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I would rule that the storm is still brewed up (the spell affects the regional pressure and humidity, putting into motion the formation of a small, localized thunderstorm).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>However, once formed, and without the mage's influence to draw out the lightning, the storm will most likely just dissapate without major effect (except for some rain). I suupose one could roll a flat (EL+1)% chance for each grouping of potential targets that a strike might be made (and pick a target at random from that group) just from the power of the potential, uncontrolled storm. (could be bad if the mage was whistling the storm up for you before he got ganked -- you may end up with a strike)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>|| A MU fires a fireball 20 feet wide (ok..so hes a great mage) </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| but dies on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| slipping on a banna peel and impales his head on a dagger. Does the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| fireball go poof or continue till duration?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Again, I look at the magic in this case as a physical effect put into motion by the mage. The mage is actually producing a wall of flame and inducing it to move out and away from him. The roiling gasses and plasma will continue to move, despite his death.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I would use the "concentration" rule of thumb here...if the spell requires the mage to concentrate or otherwise maintain control over it at all times, then it goes poof. Speels that are "fire and forget" are powered up and continue until the spell expires. This is especially obvious with Oblivion, where you can banish some poor schmuck for 400+ years. Obviously, unless you stipulate that the spell is limited by mage lifespan (not in the spell description), it is not stopped by his death.</FONT></P>
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