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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@***.NL>
Subject: astral speeds
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 18:14:44 +0100
During our gaming session last night, we came up with an interesting
situation: imagine our shaman, with a Magic rating of 10 plus a power focus
2 going through astral space at high speed -- that is, Magic Rating x 1000
km per hour, giving her a velocity of about 12,000km/h. Then imagine some
joker casting a Mana Barrier spell across her path... :)


Gurth@***.nl
Remember all your yesterdays / GC2.1: GS/AT/! -d+ H s:- !g P?(3) !au !a>?
In the deep blue / w+(+++)y v*(---) C+(++) U P? !L !3 E? N++ K-
Before the world came / W+ -po+(po) Y+ t(+) 5 !j R+(++)>+++$ tv+(++) b+@
And rested down on you / D+(++) B? e+ u+@ h! f--(?) !r(--)(*) n---->!n y?
Message no. 2
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: astral speeds
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 13:46:03 -0500
>>>>> "Gurth" == Gurth <gurth@***.NL> writes:

Gurth> During our gaming session last night, we came up with an interesting
Gurth> situation: imagine our shaman, with a Magic rating of 10 plus a
Gurth> power focus 2 going through astral space at high speed -- that is,
Gurth> Magic Rating x 1000 km per hour, giving her a velocity of about
Gurth> 12,000km/h. Then imagine some joker casting a Mana Barrier spell
Gurth> across her path... :)

As was discussed here a few months ago, the mage stops. That's it. No
damage. Nothing. There's no inertia in astral space; conservation of mass
and energy are meaningless concepts.

--
Rat <ratinox@***.neu.edu> | Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/ratinox | unknown glowing substance which fell to
PGP Public Key: Ask for one today! | Earth, presumably from outer space.

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