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<blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 7440151" data-attributes="member: 23935">Would it always work?&nbsp; No, of course not.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothing *always* works.What could happen if it doesn't work?&nbsp; Probably a near-infinite list of things.&nbsp; Some of the more plausible environmental/item responses would be:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The gate sweeps across the artefact.&nbsp; Unlike normal matter, it appears completely undamaged by the interaction.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The item vanishes as the gate partially sweeps over it.&nbsp; Where did it go?&nbsp; Other side?&nbsp; Somewhere in-between?&nbsp; Somewhere else entirely?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The gate touches the artefact and simply shuts down.&nbsp; It reappears once the gate turns enough that the circumference can form without intersecting the item</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The gate blinks out of existence. Can it be repaired? Will it return on its own?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The area explodes in a fiery display of plasma as the item and the gate seek to destroy each other and incidentally obliterate anything else nearby.&nbsp; Only when the gate turns far enough to no longer intersect the item does the display end.&nbsp; The item can be seen by any survivors sitting unharmed.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> A powerful being directly associated with the item appears to (a) spirit it away to safety, (b) recover it for itself, or (c) punish the characters for being so reckless -- don't you understand what could happen?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The sweeping gate pushes the item out of the way as if it were solid.</li>
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[QUOTE="Nagol, post: 7440151, member: 23935"] Would it always work? No, of course not. Nothing *always* works. What could happen if it doesn't work? Probably a near-infinite list of things. Some of the more plausible environmental/item responses would be: [LIST] [*] The gate sweeps across the artefact. Unlike normal matter, it appears completely undamaged by the interaction. [*] The item vanishes as the gate partially sweeps over it. Where did it go? Other side? Somewhere in-between? Somewhere else entirely? [*] The gate touches the artefact and simply shuts down. It reappears once the gate turns enough that the circumference can form without intersecting the item [*] The gate blinks out of existence. Can it be repaired? Will it return on its own? [*] The area explodes in a fiery display of plasma as the item and the gate seek to destroy each other and incidentally obliterate anything else nearby. Only when the gate turns far enough to no longer intersect the item does the display end. The item can be seen by any survivors sitting unharmed. [*] A powerful being directly associated with the item appears to (a) spirit it away to safety, (b) recover it for itself, or (c) punish the characters for being so reckless -- don't you understand what could happen? [*] The sweeping gate pushes the item out of the way as if it were solid. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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