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From: Stefan <casanova@***.PASSAGEN.SE>
Subject: Horns and Essence (was Gems, part 2)
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 00:04:49 +0000
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> That can be argued about. Tooth compartments might not cost Essence
> because they're so small, not because they don't really interact with the
> body. Fingertip compartments, for example, are somewhat bigger than a
> tooth and cost 0.1 Essence, yet they have much the same function as tooth
> compartments.

So if the troll has small horns then it wouldn't cost anything ?
Gee I guess size does matter after all :)

> Also, what I said is that if troll horns are hollow, I figure you could
> install some cyber in it without losing Essence; while if the horns are
> _not_ hollow, implanting something in them will cost Essence because
> living tissue has to be removed.

I don't know much about troll biology or anything like that but isn't
a horn pretty much just a bone ? and bones arn't just filled with
air. But if they are living that is a totally different matter.

/Stefan

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