From:	Cukoo <cukoo@*****.NET>
Subject:	Re: Will a magic item work in the space?
Date:	Sat, 16 Sep 1995 15:42:48 -0700

>So, now I have a few questions:
>
>What would happen on another planet? It would have an "aura", too, right?
>Could be a totally different aura, depending on whatever life lived on that
>planet. In other words, totally different energy, totally different magic?
>And of course, different critters, people, etc., etc.

IMHO, if a planet had life it would have an aura, and thus, you could use
magic. I can see how differences in the aura would affect magic, but I tend
to believe it would disable the mage, who uses magic my manipulating the
existing aura. If the aura were too drastically different, he would be
unable to manipulate it without re-learning his Sorcery/Magical
Theory/Conjuring Skills.

>And what would happen if that planet were in a different part of it's mana
>cycle than ours? If the mana cycle is like a sine wave, it could have more
>magic than earth, less magic than earth, it could have no magic at all!
>There could maybe be a planet that has a mana cycle of possibly a few hours
>or days! That could shake a mage up a little...

IMHO, either the mage would have enough magic to work with or he wouldn't,
ie. the mana cycle would have little effect on him spell casting unless
there weren't enough mana.

>And what about those horrors thingys? I don't know anything more about them
>than what I have heard on this list, but they could be on other planets too,
>I think...

I don't play Earthdawn, but the from what I've heard, the horrors sound
kinda like a combination of the Enemy, Insect Spirits, and Toxic Spirits.

>Maybe I had better come up with a corp that makes Faster-than-Light
>spacecraft. This sounds like fun...
>
>>>>>>> Nate
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