From: | Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK> |
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Subject: | Re: Spellcasting : Magemask and similar restriants |
Date: | Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:52:19 GMT |
> > If not why Lone Star uses a Magemask (p. 102). It make the mage unable to
> > speak and see and they tie his hands not to move. In addition, there's a
> > white noise generator so that the mage can't concentrate. If all this
> > gesture/speaking was not involved in casting, Lone Star would not have
> taken
> > this method to arrest mages and shamans. I think.
>
> This is a very good point that I hadn't thought of. Take note people.
>
The fact that mage masks etc don't really stop someone spellcasting
is not going to stop lonestar using them. Magicians form around 1%
tops of the population so you can imagine the level of worry they
create in mundanes. If you had just arrested someone and the law said
you could put a mask over his head to stop him seeing his
surroundings and you had reason to suspect he might be able to fry
your brain by doing little more than looking at you what would you do?
And after a couple of reports of coppers being fried while trying to
get arrested magicians back to the cop station would you as citizen
be keen on any means of stopping a minority of the population killing
people like that? killing exactly the folks you trust to keep the law?
The law unfortunately tends to have to be worded to cope with the
worst case and the majority of the population would happilly go along
with what i just said.
Given all this is it any suprise they use mage masks. They don't hurt
the mage any and hancuffs are standard anyway. Sure they might not
stop the mage casting but it does make it a darn'ed sight more
difficult, and lack of vision considerably reduces his chances of
avoiding getting clobbered by officer friendlies stun batton while
trying to escape.
Mark