[Jack Simth]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
oops.

um...where you being sarcastic?

No; it's a flexible spell, as are all the spells Jack uses.

By the way - those bandits are likely in for a nasty dose of reality when they attempt to take the manor (if the telepath is busy, that is; if not, he can quietly support them, making things go much easier) - even hastily raised fortifications are difficult to overtake (and a manor's defenses wouldn't be hastily raised - they are built into the structure of the building); that's why they built castles prior to gunpowder, and fortresses even after. Outnumbering the defenders 100 to 30 isn't enough of an advantage to make taking a fortress easy ... but that's okay; bandits aren't likely to have much seige experience, and might very well think it would be as easy as a 100 to 30 advantage would be in an ambush situation. Likewise, they could be depending on the Psi's support - which may not actually materialize, if we reach the telepath before the bandits reach the manor (he'll be distracted...).