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Message no. 1
From: Pete Wilson <piatro@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 22:29:01 -0500
>Blowguns
>
>(>) As I here it these are popular tools for them ninjas with all their
>mumbo jumbo. Anyway itís quite good as a quiet assassination weapon
>especially when loaded with a version of vitas-3. He wouldnít know his
>dead,
>until he was.
>(>) Dilan, Mercenary
>
>(>) Dilan, don't claim ideas that aren't yours in the first place.
>(>) Nex, Assassin
>

(>) Nex, pull that "Assassin" rifle (and attitude) out of your butt and
relax. Dilan never claimed to have invented the things, he is just saying
that they do work despite the reputation they have gotten through decades
of bad ninja movies. I add that in addition to the target having no
warning, bystanders and bodyguards have no warning either. _That_ makes
your exit from the scene a bit easyer.
(>) Carlos, Chaos Engineer
Better living through sculpted entropy.


>Air Rifles
>(>) Whatís the point in air rifles ?
>(>)Tommy, Sammie
>
>(>) For starters theyíre legal Ö
>(>) Anonymous
>
>(>) But the question was, "What's the point?". Not "Can I give my
nephew
>one of these for christmas".
>(>) Quad, Rigger
>

(>) My chummer Rutter was telling me the other day that his arrows ignored
bullet barrier spells because his muscles provided the force for the shot.
If the gun is hand pumped to get pressure would shots from these guns
ignore the barriers as well?
(>) S. Simon, Baker
Message no. 2
From: Earl <earl@********.ES>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 06:59:54 +0100
>(>) My chummer Rutter was telling me the other day that his arrows
ignored
bullet barrier spells because his muscles provided the force for the
shot.
If the gun is hand pumped to get pressure would shots from these guns
ignore the barriers as well?
>(>) S. Simon, Baker

(>) Your chummer couldn't find his dammned ass using both hands and a
map. Bullet barrier spells don't stop his arrows just 'cause they are
BULLET barrier spells. I think he's a bit confused. Too much Hour of
the Magi at seven.
(>) Desplumado

(>) Well, raven-boy, but what happens with pumped-bullets?
(>) Mark the Kinda Troll

(>) I'll answer that, children. It doen'st matter if bullets are
propelled by air, powder or just hot shit. What is important here is
that they are BULLETS. Anyway, why don't you try? It could be funny
`hey mr.Muscle would you mind shooting me with this toy? I just wanna
test my new spellī.
(>) Desplumado
Message no. 3
From: Patrick Goodman <remo@***.NET>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 01:53:31 -0500
From: Earl <earl@********.ES>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 12:00 AM

>>(>) My chummer Rutter was telling me the other day that his
>>arrows ignored bullet barrier spells because his muscles provided
>>the force for the shot. If the gun is hand pumped to get pressure
>>would shots from these guns ignore the barriers as well?
>>(>) S. Simon, Baker
>
>(>) Your chummer couldn't find his dammned ass using both hands and a
>map. Bullet barrier spells don't stop his arrows just 'cause they are
>BULLET barrier spells. I think he's a bit confused. Too much Hour of
>the Magi at seven.
>(>) Desplumado
>
>(>) Well, raven-boy, but what happens with pumped-bullets?
>(>) Mark the Kinda Troll
>
>(>) I'll answer that, children. It doen'st matter if bullets are
>propelled by air, powder or just hot shit. What is important here is
>that they are BULLETS. Anyway, why don't you try? It could be funny
>`hey mr.Muscle would you mind shooting me with this toy? I just wanna
>test my new spellī.
>(>) Desplumado

(>) Charming to the last, as always, I see. His boorish behaviour aside,
I'm afraid Desplumado is correct. Bullet barriers stop bullets because of
what they are, not how they take flight. This begs the question, of course:
Do the pellets leaving an air rifle qualify as bullets? The Power can be
such a finicky thing at times....
(>) Cloud Dancer
Give me land, lots of land, and the starry sky above
Message no. 4
From: Earl <earl@********.ES>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:23:33 +0100
>(>) Charming to the last, as always, I see. His boorish behaviour
aside,
>I'm afraid Desplumado is correct. Bullet barriers stop bullets
because of
>what they are, not how they take flight. This begs the question, of
course:
>Do the pellets leaving an air rifle qualify as bullets? The Power
can be
>such a finicky thing at times....
>(>) Cloud Dancer
> Give me land, lots of land, and the starry sky above

(>) I think that depends what did the Bullet barrier spell formula
designer in mind when he thought in what a bullet was. Boorish
behavior? Hey! That hurts!
(>) Desplumado

(>) Hew hew hew
(>) Joe Average

(>) Shut up
(>) Desplumado
Message no. 5
From: Patrick Goodman <remo@***.NET>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 11:00:38 -0500
From: Earl <earl@********.ES>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 2:23 AM

>>(>) Charming to the last, as always, I see. His boorish
>>behaviour aside, I'm afraid Desplumado is correct. Bullet
>>barriers stop bullets because of what they are, not how
>>they take flight. This begs the question, of course:
>>Do the pellets leaving an air rifle qualify as bullets?
>>The Power can be such a finicky thing at times....
>>(>) Cloud Dancer
>> Give me land, lots of land, and the starry sky above
>
>(>) I think that depends what did the Bullet barrier spell formula
>designer in mind when he thought in what a bullet was. Boorish
>behavior? Hey! That hurts!
>(>) Desplumado
>
>(>) Hew hew hew
>(>) Joe Average
>
>(>) Shut up
>(>) Desplumado

(>) Formula? What's that? I ask Pegasus to protect me, and She does. As
for the behaviour remark...well, if the shoe fits, child....
(>) Cloud Dancer
Give me land, lots of land, and the starry sky above
Message no. 6
From: Earl <earl@********.ES>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:52:12 +0100
>(>) Formula? What's that? I ask Pegasus to protect me, and She
does. As
>for the behaviour remark...well, if the shoe fits, child....
>(>) Cloud Dancer
> Give me land, lots of land, and the starry sky above

(>) Does she really does? Don't you learn your spells form any other
Totem? Didn't some Kinder Egg Shaman taught you any spell? Never in
your life?. Man, I believe Raven's my friend, but he aids me. It's
me who protects myself. I learnt just a couple weeks ago a spell from
a friend of mine, he's Snake follower, name's Serpiente, and he says
just the same tonterías as you do: 'Snake's my friend, she'll protect
me, she'll show me wisdom,...' He's now in Dr.Huzmo's Clinic, waiting
for his two new clon legs. It seems Snake was under some really big
and dark stone. By the way, boy,.. did you post this from anywhere in
the land and under the starry sky or just in your squat, with acid
rain dropping in your window?. It's XXI century, and Raven knows.
(>) Desplumado
Message no. 7
From: Patrick Goodman <remo@***.NET>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Submission (Air/Water things)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 23:40:15 -0600
From: Earl <earl@********.ES>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:52 AM

You know, I didn't intend for this to become a treatise on how magic works
in the game world, Earl, but it's looking like you're operating under a
major misconception of how it works. Shamans don't "learn" spells, their
Totems give them spells. And Shaman's don't learn things from other Totems.
It just doesn't work that way. I'm not sure if it's you, or just your
character here below, who's operating under this misconception. But you
might consider re-writing your shadow-comments below in light of how
shamanic/totemic magic works in the game world.

>>(>) Formula? What's that? I ask Pegasus to protect me, and
>>She does. As for the behaviour remark...well, if the shoe fits,
>>child....
>>(>) Cloud Dancer
>> Give me land, lots of land, and the starry sky above
>
>(>) Does she really does? Don't you learn your spells form any other
>Totem? Didn't some Kinder Egg Shaman taught you any spell? Never in
>your life?. Man, I believe Raven's my friend, but he aids me. It's
>me who protects myself. I learnt just a couple weeks ago a spell from
>a friend of mine, he's Snake follower, name's Serpiente, and he says
>just the same tonterías as you do: 'Snake's my friend, she'll protect
>me, she'll show me wisdom,...' He's now in Dr.Huzmo's Clinic, waiting
>for his two new clon legs. It seems Snake was under some really big
>and dark stone. By the way, boy,.. did you post this from anywhere in
>the land and under the starry sky or just in your squat, with acid
>rain dropping in your window?. It's XXI century, and Raven knows.
>(>) Desplumado

--
(>) Texas 2-Step
El Paso: Never surrender. Never forget. Never forgive.

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