When I cast Stealth or Invisibility on a teammate, do I need to keep him in sight (following him everywhere) to maintain the spell, or is LOS required only for the initial casting?
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From Shadowrun FAQ:
Do you need to maintain line of sight (or touch, with Touch range spells) to sustain a spell? What about Permanent spells?
A spell requires a magical link (touch, sight, material link, symbolic link, etc.) to cast. There is, however, no requirement for the magician to maintain touch or line-of-sight while maintaining the spell, as the link between caster and spell is already in effect. By the same principle, you do not need to maintain touch or line of sight when casting a Permanent spell; the spell must simply be maintained until the spell’s effects become permanent.
One of the exceptions is when moving around an area-effect spell, cf Core rules:
If an area-effect spell is sustained, the affected area may be moved with a Complex action, as long as it remains within line of sight.
answered Nov 30, 2012 at 21:33
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1\$\begingroup\$ The wording on area-effect implies that it's only moving it to the new destination that requires line-of-sight to be maintained, not that the caster must keep the (current) destination in sight. Is that correct? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Nov 30, 2012 at 21:55
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\$\begingroup\$ In the same line of though as +Clockwork-Muse, What happens if you are already sustaining an area-effect spell and new targets enter it, but you don't see them? \$\endgroup\$– FelipeCommented Nov 30, 2012 at 21:59
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1\$\begingroup\$ @Clockwork-Muse Yes, only when moving it around, I will make the wording clearer \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 1, 2012 at 1:52
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1\$\begingroup\$ @Felipe As far as I understand it, they would be affected as long as it's an Indirect spell \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 1, 2012 at 2:01
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\$\begingroup\$ Does this apply to sr5 as well? \$\endgroup\$– NewbyteCommented Jun 26, 2021 at 16:44