SpellCom Lens queries

[Praetorian]

My Gmw as wondering if the spellcom lenses should be attuned to their owners so enemies cannot use them.

I would think the concept of "leave no one behind" is an important part of Wraith training, though maybe "leave no ones spell com lens or head behind" might be a secondary concern. (Do you still need the ehad in 4e to do Speak with Dead rituals?)

I could imagine if things went really FUBAR personal survival might try to over rule making sure no Spellcom units fell into enemy hands.

I could imagine a mission using the concept of trying to retrieve one from enemy hands. Of course since major players in Wraith recon command can teleport to sites where spellcom lenses are, I guess a big ol' Gandalf type could just pop in, say "Yoink!" and snatch it and leave in a blaze of fireballs?

Are there spells that might allow sneaky enemies to percieve spellcom use nearby or listen in (Thus requiring spell com silence protocols?)

Les

 

[GamerDude]

Interesting questions and ideas.

Since at the heart of the Spellcom Lens is the tiny shard of the crystal kept at Spellcom HQ, I don't think there should be a way to 'listen in' (although don't let that stop it from happening in your campaign).

Recovery of a captured Spellcom Lens, mmmm that does have the makings of a very nasty "find and retrieve" mission.