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Message no. 1
From: Tania Evans <Tania-Ann.Evans@****.UNI-REGENSBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Spell Permits?/Spirit permit?
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 17:58:27 +0200
(Sommers, Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:20)

>In our game here in Michigan I do have a legality rating system for the
>spells, but only for the spell formulas themselves. If Blacktooth the Wolf
>Shaman wants to create a spell formula for Fireball, more power to him. If
>he gets caught killing someone with it, he's charged with Murder 1,
>premeditated.
>However, he's going to have a lot of trouble trying to BUY a spell formula
>for a Fireball spell.

Sounds very reasonable. I guess that's the way I would handle
it.

>Generally, most illusion spells can be bought without a permit, or a permit if it is
needed in a juisdiction to practice any
>kind of magic. Most health spells require some kind of medical training
>liscence, although there are magical equivelents. Detection fall under the
>same kinds of laws as listenening devices. Combat and damaging manipulation
>spells require at least some kind of security liscence.

I like this better every minute! I figured you'd need a security
license of some sort to buy a combat formula, but I had difficulties
classing illusion and the rest. Thanks for the ideas!

>All of the above apply for legal purchases of a formula. If you get it out
>of the back of the talismonger store, from your magic group, off an
>illlegal magic BBS, or (God forbid) make it up yourself, you're okay.

And God help you if you leave your formula-notes lying about where
the Star can find them... ;-)
BTW - I suppose formulae for conjuring spirits should fall under a
similar jusrisdiction.
Message no. 2
From: Sommers <sommers@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spell Permits?/Spirit permit?
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:13:22 -0400
At 05:58 PM 10/5/98 +0200, you wrote:

>And God help you if you leave your formula-notes lying about where
>the Star can find them... ;-)
>BTW - I suppose formulae for conjuring spirits should fall under a
>similar jusrisdiction.

For the most part, yeah. Nature spirits are almost impossible to do,
because they just get whipped up and then are gone again. Materials for
conjuring elementals would fall under the same kind of guidelines. They
have something that has to be aquired before hand.

And again, these all fall under people doing this stuff legally. Most
shadowrunners go illegal just for walking into a building anyway.

Sommers
Homepage comming soon!
Message no. 3
From: Tania Evans <Tania-Ann.Evans@****.UNI-REGENSBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Spell Permits?/Spirit permit?
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 18:23:59 +0200
(Sommers, Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:13:)

>For the most part, yeah. Nature spirits are almost impossible to do,
>because they just get whipped up and then are gone again. Materials for
>conjuring elementals would fall under the same kind of guidelines. They
>have something that has to be aquired before hand.

Makes sense. Thanks.

>And again, these all fall under people doing this stuff legally. Most
>shadowrunners go illegal just for walking into a building anyway.

Exactly - but the whole thing would'nt be fun otherwise, would it?
;-)

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