From:	Peter Bailey <pbailey@*****.IPSWICHCITY.QLD.GOV.AU>
Subject:	Re: Enchanting for street shamans
Date:	Sun, 18 Jun 1995 05:32:00 +0200

Hi Andy,

> The recent posts about the theoretical 'monofilament whip weapon focu=
s' made
> me think of something that's been nothering me for some time. Does a =
street
> shaman (supposedly 'at one' with the living entity that is a city) ne=
ed to
> go off into the wilderness (not his or her chosen environment) to col=
lect
> stuff for enchanting? This is what the Grimthingy implies, but I alwa=
ys
> thought that it'd be more fitting for them to be able to use things f=
ound in
> the city. Whaddaya all think?

I think a shaman needs relatively untouched and natural materials in or=
der
to work his magic. I would not have a problem with an urban shaman
gathering plants etc. grown in an artificial environment so long as tha=
t
artificial environment was clean and provided everything the plant need=
ed
to grow unforced.

To use polluted (ie. window box grown in seattle) materials in magic wo=
uld
not be a problem for a toxic shaman, but for a standard shaman? I don't
think that's a good idea.