Message no. 1

From:	Doctor Doom <JCH8169@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject:	Hey, I never said they were pleasant...
Date:	Fri, 22 Jan 93 07:24:12 CET

Herr Murray:

>Thanks to the dear sir who typed that in;

Your appreciation is appreciated, of course.

> After reading that article two questions popped into my mind:

> 1) What about damaging manipulations like Fire Bolt? Damaging
>Manipulations create the physical matter (fire) and then hurl it against
>the target. Even though the fire was created via magic, it is still fire
>that hits its target. Since Nega-Mages are still vulnerable to fire, acid,
>electricity, Oreo cookies, etc. they should be hurt by damaging
>manipulations.

The article does not address damaging manipulations. This betrays a certain
lack of forsight, in my opinion. There are arguments on either side, but I
would prefer to side-step the issue by simply not permitting it to be in MY
campaign. In truth, the questions you raised were ones that occured to me as
well.

> 2) How is a Nega Mage created? Does the first priority have to go
>to magic? Here is where the article is rather nebulous or The Count
>decided to stop typing. (I'm leaning towards the first, good Prussians
>finish the job!)

Natuerlich. The fact of the matter is that the article simply failed to
illuminate on that point. And Yes, I did type the article in its entirety--
and your compliment is apprecitated, Herr Murray.

In an argument that an associate of mine proposed FOR nega-mages, he suggested
their powers may have their origins from Dead Zones (an UN-official phenomena
fabricated in Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Everything Else, I believe). Two other
alternatives (and please notice that I do not endorse these character types)
would be areas of high Background Counts or Toxic Zones. Still, I still would
object to them, despite whatever 'cover-story' they generated for it.


Colonel Count von Hohenzollern und von Doom, DMSc, DSc, PhD.

Doom Technologies & Weapon Systems -- Dark Thought Publications
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