From:	Gurth <jweste%smtp@******.HZEELAND.NL>
Subject:	Magic (SMTP Id#: 282) - Reply
Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 1994 14:27:18 +0200

> The recent debates about magic in this list, plus several
> references
> to astral protection in TK, have set me wondering about the
> amount
> of magic in the Shadowrun world... Are mages and shamans common,
> in
> your interpretations of the Shadowrun setting, or are they rare?
> I once read an article where it proclaimed that, although the
> rules
> decreed that magic was not a regular occurence, players come
> across
> it quite often...

Grim2 has something about the commonality of magic. I don't have the book
with me, so I don't know the absolute figures. Players come across it a
lot simply because many magically active folks are either wageslaves or
shadowrunners.

> Also, this reminds me of an argument I had once with a friend
> regarding dragons, their prolifericity or otherwise, and their
> general intelligence. The argument was sparked by the adventure
> DragonHunt, which features a young dragon which has had a data-
> jack fitted. We argued over how common dragons are, and how
> intelligent they are, and how powerful they are, magically.

Dragons are usually magically active (most often as shamans). If you've
read through the Dragonhunt adventure, you'll know that paranormal
animals don't stand up to the Matrix very well (Eliohann lost his memory
because of it), just like magicians do.



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