The corporations have really learned how to use magic to their advantage, and few things can be more advantageous to a mage than knowing his home turf. Here are some techniques you might need to be wary of when breaking into a facility with mages.
Invisible Mirrors
Mages can target optic reflections with magic- so putting a mirror in a hallway is a great way to target people with spells while avoiding gunshots. Of course, this also leaves you vulnerable to spells and gives away your position. Unless, of course, you've made the mirror invisible (or hidden it behind an illusionary wall). Having bypassed the illusion yourself, you're free to target, without being a viable target to the criminals!
Imaginary Walls:
Whether it's an illusionary wall to hide behind, or a real wall you've made invisible AND put an illusion back over, it can hide troops, or give a real wall that a mage can shoot spells through with complete privacy.
Fiber Optic Binoculars:
Sometimes it's simpler (and more cost effective) to have a mage in a control room with fiber optics connecting a variety of binoculars to each room, allowing the mage to comfortably cast magic at intruders from a control room. It may not be easy to manuver the "cameras" around, but then, they don't have time to shoot back, either. Also, being opitcal, they are not fooled automatically by physical illusions spells, which can be helpful. The logical evolution of the periscope.
This is just a small taste, to be sure, but the ability to use invisibility, optics, and/or illusions to grant them the ability to see you when you can't see them makes even the most basic of spellcasters quite a threat!
Background Counts
What better way for mage on mage action is a background count that doesn't affect you, but affects everyone else? There are at least 2 metamagic techniques that allow for this (filtering and virtuoso). By the time they can get someone in there to cleanse it, you've discovered them and are tearing them up.
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