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Message no. 1
From: The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: "Danger Shaman"
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 01:42:23 -0500
]There are ways of enforcing loyalty, even with shamans.

]"Leave and that little bomb in your head lets you meet your Totem forever."
Which would explain why not many shamans are in corps. How many do you think
would choose to receive ANY surgery? Sorry, but I think many/most mages,
regardless of style, would like to lose that point of magic. That one don't
work.

]Among with other, more subtle methods. For example, having anything that
]the shaman has enchanted will forever be tied to him on the astral plane
Kinda... but I believe you can hide the link. It can still be found,
but not easily.

Rev
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Message no. 2
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: "Danger Shaman"
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 10:00:56 EDT
>>>>> "TR" == The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU> writes:

>> There are ways of enforcing loyalty, even with shamans. "Leave and
>> that little bomb in your head lets you meet your Totem forever."
TR> Which would explain why not many shamans are in corps. How many
TR> do you think would choose to receive ANY surgery? Sorry, but I
TR> think many/most mages, regardless of style, would like to lose
TR> that point of magic. That one don't work.

Surgery doesn't cause Essence loss. Ie, I get my appendix removed; I
don't loose Essence. It is the grafting of alien substances to the
body that causes loss of Essence. Ie, I get my shattered hip bone
replaced with a plastic construct; I might loose 0.01 Essence for it.

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Message no. 3
From: Chris Ryan <chrisr@*******.FIT.QUT.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: "Danger Shaman"
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 10:03:45 EST
> ]There are ways of enforcing loyalty, even with shamans.

What about samples of blood? These could be kept for ritual magic purposes,
I believe. The 'loyal' hermetic mages could keep the shamans under control,
if necessary.

I believe that certain totems will be more likely to handle corp life than
others, although a lot will have to do with the shaman in question.
Dog f'rinstance should be loyal, dependable.

Chris

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