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Message no. 1
From: DisnyShamn <DisnyShamn@***.COM>
Subject: Hi-ho, all, and Blood Magic
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 06:28:46 EDT
First off, hi-ho, all, I've finally dropped in on this list 'cause I've
finally started running SR (well, sort of... another story)

Second, dghost@****.COM writes:

> NOTE: This is just a curiousity ... I most likely won't allow anything
> more than the last option, if that. And to answer my own question
> completely: because 1) I don't want put anything in PCs hands that isn't
> fleshed out and 2) I want to reduce the death toll in my games, not
> increase it by letting Mages reduce or eliminate drain by geeking the Sec
> Cops... (Ick, can you imagine "Knock them out so I can use them for spell
> food later ..."?). At most this would be a "Ok, I'll give you this as
> long as you don't use it" sort of thing ...

Well, here's an idea off the top o' me head; as a long-time Ars Magica player,
the Living Vis virtue (edge) comes to mind; howsabout he can use his OWN life
energy to the same end. Still makes the mage a nasty blood-type, without him
sacrificing other people. Basically, by taking extra drain (per wound level?
per box?) he can boost the Force of the spell.

Other idea, the shamanic-summoning-sacrifice thing (swiped somewhat from GURPS
Voodoo, great setting, BTW, could be fit into SR rather well); animal
sacrifice can help a summoning, but the sacrifice of a sentient being creates
bad karma that actually scares off natural spirits, resulting in automatic
failure (being of use only for blood spirits and maybe toxics).Maybe increase
Conjuring roll by 1/2 the creature's Body or Will, rounded up? (doesn't seem
right to get the same bonus for a strangling a chicken as for sacrificing a
cow, does it?)

- Disney Shaman

- Sean
Message no. 2
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Hi-ho, all, and Blood Magic
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 12:13:22 -0400
Once upon a time, DisnyShamn wrote;

>Well, here's an idea off the top o' me head; as a long-time Ars Magica player,
>the Living Vis virtue (edge) comes to mind; howsabout he can use his OWN life
>energy to the same end. Still makes the mage a nasty blood-type, without him
>sacrificing other people. Basically, by taking extra drain (per wound level?
>per box?) he can boost the Force of the spell.

That reminds me of when Dowd once suggested (not official) using
Essense to power magic when in a vacuum or other magic dead places. Nasty
idea that.

>- Disney Shaman

That's sick.

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Message no. 3
From: Thomas Berman <gametheory@***********.COM>
Subject: Re: Hi-ho, all, and Blood Magic
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 16:29:46 +0000
MC23 wrote:
> Once upon a time, DisnyShamn wrote;
>
> >Well, here's an idea off the top o' me head; as a long-time Ars Magica player,
> >the Living Vis virtue (edge) comes to mind; howsabout he can use his OWN life
> >energy to the same end. Still makes the mage a nasty blood-type, without him
> >sacrificing other people. Basically, by taking extra drain (per wound level?
> >per box?) he can boost the Force of the spell.
>
> That reminds me of when Dowd once suggested (not official) using
> Essense to power magic when in a vacuum or other magic dead places. Nasty
> idea that.

Yeah. Want to take over Zurich Orbital? Just bring along a few
brainwashed physads you can use to power your mojo. Wierd thought.

>
> >- Disney Shaman
>
> That's sick.

Hey, I consider baseball a religion, so I allow baseball shamans in
my campaigns. :)

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Thomas Berman
gametheory@***********.com
http://www.pipeline.com/~nylar
Message no. 4
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Hi-ho, all, and Blood Magic
Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 04:25:44 -0400
Once upon a time, Thomas Berman wrote;

>> That reminds me of when Dowd once suggested (not official) using
>> Essense to power magic when in a vacuum or other magic dead places. Nasty
>> idea that.
>
>Yeah. Want to take over Zurich Orbital? Just bring along a few
>brainwashed physads you can use to power your mojo. Wierd thought.

Your own Essence.

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Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
I am MC23

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