MASK MASKING Usage: MASK Masking is a metamagic technique available to all awakened that helps hide various parts of your aura. It is impossible for non-initiates to penetrate masking and it is difficult for other initiates of a lower initiation grade. You can hide either your Initiate status, whether you are perceiving, and/or all of your magic. Other astrally perceiving beings will not see these things unless they pass a difficult magic based test. MASK complete hides AWAKENED status. MASK initiation hides level of INITIATIONS. MASK dual hides whether or not you are PERCEIVING. See Also: METAMAGIC Also Masking helps a persona camouflage itself to its surroundings. It is one of the most useful programs in a deckers arsenal. Coupled with the Sleaze program it determines your detection factor. The higher your detection factor is, the more difficulty the host or another decker has detecting your presence. Your detection factor is the average of both your masking and sleaze programs. See Also: PROGRAMS, MPCP