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Message no. 1
From: Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM>
Subject: Magic dead magic rich??? (was Re: Overuse of mana)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 07:50:45 -0700
Matt Hufstetler wrote:
>Where do people get the idea that Antarctica doesn't have a lot of
>life? Granted it is no rain forest, but it DOES have quite a
>collection of plants and animals which inhabit the region.

It's not that it doesn't have alot of life it's just that in that
region there isn't as much life that exists. There are 3 ways to
look at it
1) Magnetic Poles Huge areas of Ice - Massive amount of magic
is stored here *of course if we use up all the magic we'll
end up becoming a waterworld.*
2) Barren very little life nothing to use up the energy no humans
to pollute the area and destroy the magic of the area, thus a very
untouched largely magical area *Did you think the aurora's weren't
magical.
3) No humans, very little life at all, cold, barren, devoid of
most things: including magic. *more based on the idea that
magic is generated from the organic, and the conscious mind*
*kind of a anthropocentric magic concept*

I use #3 do to the fact that I feel magic is more based on the
organic philosophy, *which is why space is devoid of magic
(because space contains so little life)*

Comments...

Thanks
Gary C.
Message no. 2
From: 293/Douglas Miller <enigma@********.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Subject: Re: Magic dead magic rich??? (was Re: Overuse of mana)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 22:22:04 +0000
On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Gary Carroll wrote:

> 3) No humans, very little life at all, cold, barren, devoid of
> most things: including magic. *more based on the idea that
> magic is generated from the organic, and the conscious mind*
> *kind of a anthropocentric magic concept*
>
> I use #3 do to the fact that I feel magic is more based on the
> organic philosophy, *which is why space is devoid of magic
> (because space contains so little life)*
>
> Comments...
>

I thought in Shadowrun, the Earth was considered a living organisim.

> 2) Barren very little life nothing to use up the energy no humans
> to pollute the area and destroy the magic of the area, thus a very
> untouched largely magical area *Did you think the aurora's weren't
> magical.

This one sounds more realistic to me. IMHO.

> Thanks
> Gary C.
>

Doug

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