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Message no. 1
From: Sven De Herdt Sven.DeHerdt@***********.be
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 15:35:33 +0100
You wrote:
> No, you're right it's not. But it sounds very close in some areas to
our own.
> And you're right, with regards to *Space* and *Mana Vaccums*, Psionics
could
> become an entirely different category of chaos.

Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
on this?

Thanks,
Sven ;-)
Message no. 2
From: David Buehrer dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 07:48:43 -0700 (MST)
For the mere cost of a Thaum, Sven De Herdt wrote:
/
/ You wrote:
/ > No, you're right it's not. But it sounds very close in some areas to
/ our own.
/ > And you're right, with regards to *Space* and *Mana Vaccums*, Psionics
/ could
/ > become an entirely different category of chaos.
/
/ Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
/ heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
/ sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
/ on this?

I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.

Comments on the inability to use magic in space are scattered throughout
several books.

I wouldn't be suprised if MitS didn't address the issue thoroughly.

-David B.
--
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Message no. 3
From: Steven A. Tinner bluewizard@*****.com
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:30:29 -0500
>/ Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
>/ heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
>/ sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
>/ on this?
>
>I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.

They are also covered in Atzlan, where they are referred to as Foveae.

Steven A. Tinner
bluewizard@*****.com
http://listen.to/Tinner
"9 points for word usage, and a cookie for using the term "Gygaxian
Whore"."
Message no. 4
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:18:23 +0100
According to Sven De Herdt, at 15:35 on 17 Feb 99, the word on
the street was...

> Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
> heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
> sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
> on this?

Target: UCAS is what you're after. It has rules for "voids" created by the
solution to the Chicago problem, which can also be used for other places
where mana levels are very low -- such as in space.

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Message no. 5
From: Steadfast laughingman@*******.de
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 03:44:15 +0100
And so it came to happen that David Buehrer wrote in reply to Sven De Herdt:

> / > No, you're right it's not. But it sounds very close in some areas to
> / our own.
> / > And you're right, with regards to *Space* and *Mana Vaccums*, Psionics
> / could
> / > become an entirely different category of chaos.
> /
> / Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
> / heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
> / sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
> / on this?
>
> I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.
>
> Comments on the inability to use magic in space are scattered throughout
> several books.
>
> I wouldn't be suprised if MitS didn't address the issue thoroughly.

I truly hope that this holy book will be here soon to that it can be
analysed for is usefulnes.

And it is shortly mentioned in the Travelsection of the Neo Anarchists Guide
to North America (NGtNA). Although I admit that it it is just a short one
inside there, but for the books...

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BABY's
Mmwahahahahaar...
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Yes, a real 'GROSSE BUUMM'!"
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Message no. 6
From: Wordman wordman@*******.com
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 21:39:01 -0500
>>/ Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
>>/ heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
>>/ sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
>>/ on this?
>>
>>I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.

I couldn't find it in Awakenings.

> They are also covered in Atzlan, where they are referred to as Foveae.

There's also some shadowtalk on the subject in the sub-orbital section of
the Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Real Life.

Wordman
Message no. 7
From: Keldon Mor Keldon@********.net
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:37:50 -0600
>>>/ Anyone can help me on the 'Space' and 'Mana Vacuums' issue. I only
>>>/ heard of it (rumours, not facts), but I didn't find it in any
>>>/ sourcebook that I have available. Were can I find further information
>>>/ on this?
>>>
>>>I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.
>
>I couldn't find it in Awakenings.
>
>> They are also covered in Atzlan, where they are referred to as Foveae.
>
>There's also some shadowtalk on the subject in the sub-orbital section of
>the Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Real Life.


Wasn't there talk in one of the latest novels also? Technobabel I think.
Where the megacorps meet up in the suborbital platform, one of the reasons
is that it keeps it their meetings safe from magical snooping... I know
novels aren't considered rules but they often describe the world setting
pretty well...

Peace,
Keldon Mor
Keldon@********.net
http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/keldon
Message no. 8
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:03:42 +0100
According to Wordman, at 21:39 on 23 Feb 99, the word on
the street was...

> >>I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.
>
> I couldn't find it in Awakenings.

It's in Target: UCAS, related directly to Strain-III-beta though the rules
are easily used for other situations where there is a shortage of mana --
like in space.

--
Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
There's no such things as a "brown alert," sir.
-> NERPS Project Leader * ShadowRN GridSec * Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
->The Plastic Warriors Page: http://shadowrun.html.com/plasticwarriors/<-
-> The New Character Mortuary: http://www.electricferret.com/mortuary/ <-

GC3.1: GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+(++)@ U P L E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+
PE Y PGP- t(+) 5++ X++ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998
Message no. 9
From: Stuart M. Willis hbiki@****.geocities.com
Subject: Space - Mana Vacuum
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:39:30 +1100
Wordman doth speweth:

>>>I do believe mana vacuums are covered in Awakenings.
>
>I couldn't find it in Awakenings.

In the 'Other Threats' section, last page of the 'Major Mojo' chapter (as
far as I recall). Mostly reiterating stuff from Atzlan.

I don't think there need be rules for mana vacuums; you go into one, you die.

:-)

care,
s.

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