From:	"Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: To the Moon, Alice!
Date:	Sat, 23 Oct 1993 16:08:21 -0700

>From Herr Roberson & the Good Doctor:

>It takes more than a few people to generate enough mana. People have auras
>and living things have auras. I guess enough energy escapes and binds to the
>Earth's overall auram which is in turn Astral Space. A magic colony would
>require not only many people but a lot of time to build up an 'Astral Zone'.

>Now here's a question: if you have an astral zone on the moon, and teleport
>spells are available, can you teleport from the Earth to the Moon?

>>Quite some time ago, I posted a Teleporation Spell on the list, and during the
>>summer my associate, Flare, posted it to TOME. The limitation upon the
>>maximum distance was Magic Attribute in kilometers, modified by Line of Sight
>>restrictions. Any theoretical discussion as to teleportation to the moon
>>would have to regard an Initiate on a level far beyond anything normally
>>experience, except, perhaps, Harlequin and Ehran.

Actually, I don't think it would be possible to teleport to the moon reguardless
of the power of the mage. Why? To cast a spell there must be astral energy.
For a spell to travel from one point to another there must be astral energy
along the path. There also must be astral energy at the target spot.

Thus, you can cast the teleport spell on earth. You could even travel way up
to the end of the atmosphere. At this point you run out of mana and the spell
disapates. You never even got close to the manaless moonscape.

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