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Message no. 1
From: Paul Collins paulcollins@*******.com
Subject: matrix spirits. (was Re: Vehicle Spirits? (was Nature Spirits))
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:15:33 +1000
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nexx" <nexx@********.net>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: Vehicle Spirits? (was Nature Spirits)


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Smith" <phil_urbanhell@*******.com>
>
> > There have been discussions on the list before about mechanic adepts.
> FASA
> > are quite big on the idea that magic and technology are two opposing
> forces,
> > but in the minds of some individuals, maybe Puma may take the form of a
> > really sleek sports car becuase the shaman has no idea what a Puma looks
> > like.
>
> Actually, I've had something like this in mind for a while... to me,
deckers
> have always seemed somewhat like Astral Adepts... when they're on their
> version of the Astral Plane, they are the equivalent of full magicians
with
> spells (programs) and even conjuring (Decker-in-a-box, the smart attack
> frames that function like IC). Take them off that plane, however, and
they
> have a lot of theoretical knowledge of only limited use.
>
> Thus, if I wind up playing again, I might decide to ignore the Matrix
rules
> and work up something more along the lines of Astral Space.
>

I thought these types of thoughts pretty much as soon as I saw the Otaku
technoshamens.
Made me wonder what type of totems they would follow, and if any of them
would have any real presence in the matrix. (Actually I thought of the AI's
as totemic in this case, but other than them.)

I also thought of Harlequin and Harlequin's back, and tripping through the
meta planes, and of sending a party to a weird metaplane that looked
remarkably like the matrix, make the mage useless or limited, and the decker
have mage like powers.

Annachie


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Message no. 2
From: Simon and Fiona sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: matrix spirits. (was Re: Vehicle Spirits? (was Nature Spirits))
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 18:32:20 +1000
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Collins <paulcollins@*******.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Friday, October 13, 2000 6:17 PM
Subject: matrix spirits. (was Re: Vehicle Spirits? (was Nature Spirits))


>>
>> Actually, I've had something like this in mind for a while... to me,
>deckers
>> have always seemed somewhat like Astral Adepts... when they're on their
>> version of the Astral Plane, they are the equivalent of full magicians
>with
>> spells (programs) and even conjuring (Decker-in-a-box, the smart attack
>> frames that function like IC). Take them off that plane, however, and
>they
>> have a lot of theoretical knowledge of only limited use.
>>
>> Thus, if I wind up playing again, I might decide to ignore the Matrix
>rules
>> and work up something more along the lines of Astral Space.
>>
>
>I thought these types of thoughts pretty much as soon as I saw the Otaku
>technoshamens.
>Made me wonder what type of totems they would follow, and if any of them
>would have any real presence in the matrix. (Actually I thought of the
AI's
>as totemic in this case, but other than them.)
>
>I also thought of Harlequin and Harlequin's back, and tripping through the
>meta planes, and of sending a party to a weird metaplane that looked
>remarkably like the matrix, make the mage useless or limited, and the
decker
>have mage like powers.
>

I'm against matrix spirits myself for game reasons, there's no mana or
astral Matrix plane for them to come from. However, the amount of
imagination and love and so forth that goes into the Matrix, it could well
have spirits.

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