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Message no. 1
From: Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: Decker/otaku
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
:Sure there is. Spell: Detect Otaku. I don't know of any magician that
:would specifically design such a spell. But paranoid Corps might
:direct their mages to design and use such a spell for security at
:certain sites.>>


"Otaku" is not a genetic marker or other physical characteristic- this
spell would involve deep mental interaction. You might as well have a spell
"detect communist", or "detect gamer".... or "detect enemy".
But then, I've
ranted to the appropriate people about the design specs on detect enemy. At
least it would be a resisted spell, and Otaku have a nice high willpower, as
a rule.

Mongoose
Message no. 2
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Decker/otaku
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:37:19 EDT
In a message dated 4/14/99 12:05:47 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
m0ng005e@*********.com writes:

> :Sure there is. Spell: Detect Otaku. I don't know of any magician that
> :would specifically design such a spell. But paranoid Corps might
> :direct their mages to design and use such a spell for security at
> :certain sites.>>
>
>
> "Otaku" is not a genetic marker or other physical characteristic- this
> spell would involve deep mental interaction. You might as well have a
spell
> "detect communist", or "detect gamer".... or "detect
enemy". But then,
I've
> ranted to the appropriate people about the design specs on detect enemy.
At
> least it would be a resisted spell, and Otaku have a nice high willpower,
as
> a rule.

Actually, rant and bitch all you want on this one, because it doesn't require
anything more than surface interaction, on the same level as "Detect
Individual" or "Detect Lifeform. There are MORE than enough ways to look at
this from the Assensing POV, let along the spell design (and thus probably
capable of more selective filtering) reference.

My personal consideration is that enough consideration as to how Otaku and
Mages interact has not been given.

-K
Message no. 3
From: Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: Decker/otaku
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 05:13:54 -0500
:>You might as well have a spell
:> "detect communist", or "detect gamer".... or "detect
enemy". But then,
:I've ranted to the appropriate people about the design specs on detect
enemy.

:Actually, rant and bitch all you want on this one, because it doesn't
require
:anything more than surface interaction, on the same level as "Detect
:Individual" or "Detect Lifeform. There are MORE than enough ways to look
at
:this from the Assensing POV, let along the spell design (and thus probably
:capable of more selective filtering) reference.


Rant and bitch about which? The oatku spell, or detect enemies?

My problem with the Detect Enemy spell is simple-
1) Its a more complex analysis (it would have to detect all living beings,
then figure out which are enemies)- not a limited target spell.
2) It is often mis-aplied in game play- if a security guard doesn't know the
spell users name / apearance, and is just gunning for intruders he's heard
about, is he the spell users enemy? IMO, no, and the spell should have no
chance to pick him up, until he actually sees and (decides he specifically
dislikes) the user.

But then, didn't I just say I had said all I needed to about detect
enemey, to the appropriate people? [And I didn't say my complaints had any
effect, either, or that I cared if they did.] Its not stopping me from
playing the game or anything- its just a spell, and I can live with the
ocasional "magic blackbox". Its just not (IMO) a spell people should base
other spell designs off of.

Mongoose
Message no. 4
From: dghost@****.com dghost@****.com
Subject: Decker/otaku
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 06:42:11 -0500
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500 "Mongoose" <m0ng005e@*********.com>
writes:
<SNIP>
> "Otaku" is not a genetic marker or other physical characteristic-
this
>spell would involve deep mental interaction. You might as well have a
spell
>"detect communist", or "detect gamer".... or "detect
enemy". But then,
I've
>ranted to the appropriate people about the design specs on detect enemy.
At
>least it would be a resisted spell, and Otaku have a nice high
willpower, as
>a rule.

AFAIK, Detect Enemy just detects surface enimosity (sp?) towards (the
caster?) as indicated in the anchoring example in Grimie. Btw, what is
the interaction level for Detect Enemy? Superficial, I hope.

--
D. Ghost
(aka Pixel)
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