From:	Jason Ustica <usticaj@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Overuse of mana (Was Aztlan - nasty things coming)
Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 1995 10:42:27 -0700

On Tue, 1 Aug 1995, Eve Forward wrote:

> So is there anyplace that has LESS mana? What's the most magic-dead area
> on the planet? I think my rigger wants to retire there.

I've seen the "Dead Zones" (in NAGEE I think). Are there places that are
so technological that mana levels are nil? It'd be kinda like an
"Anti-Dead Zone". It'd be a locical reaction by the earth to resond to a
magically hyperactive zone by balancing it with places which contain _no_
mana whatsoever. Places that come to mind are: toxic waste dumps, nuclear
reactors, the heart of an Arcology (it's completely artificial), the
Matrix (which is pure 100% technology), the Arctic and Antarctica (very
little life there), etc. Any comments? Magic is becoming so overbalancing
that there needs to be *something* that hurts them. I think we need a
Space Travel supplement like the one for Cyberpunk. All those mages can
stay home while the real 'runners (Deckers, Sammies, and Riggers) go and
explore the universe.

--(ducks at the barrage of incoming pro-magic flames)--

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