From:	ANGLISS BRIAN EDWARD <angliss@****.Colorado.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Strange Spirits
Date:	Tue, 12 Mar 1996 20:31:30 -0700 (MST)

On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Justin Fang wrote:
> Hmmm. I have two problems with this concept. First, I always thought that
> outer space was magic null, thus making it hard to get spirits from. Second,
> I'd be reluctant to introduce too many types of new mages and magics to
> Shadowtalk...

Actually, my interpretation has always been different, as I'm discussing
in r.g.f.c. with regards to new elementals and spirits. I don't know of
any hard and fast rule about it, but when I do something that I would
attest to space magic here on Tk, I have a second or third explanation
ready for it. In this case I figured a bonded free spirit, and the good
Dr. gave a second.


> I don't know how powerful the various things sent against it were, but from
> my reading it could just (hah!) be a somewhat unusual Force 8 or so free
> spirit with a few points of spirit energy, a nasty form of engulf, etc.
> Highly obnoxious to deal with, but not as bad as the wraith by a long
> stretch, especially as someone in Maxim already knows its true name. Unlike
> the wraith, it doesn't have any interest in humans, is only (resentfully?)
> doing what it's ordered to, and would go back to its home metaplane
> (whatever that is, and it might be something distinctly odd) the moment it
> had a chance. Probably.

Actually, if it was freed, it would get angry at Maxim and then go back
to it's metaplane of origin.

What do people want, a free spirit or a new critter? Personally, either
is fine with me. I didn't expect it to generate as much discussion,
though, and I figured that it would be left behind with the facility,
since it doesn't leave and won't.

Brian