From:	Kelly Martin <kelly@*******.BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Subject:	Re: Will a magic item work in the space?
Date:	Sun, 17 Sep 1995 18:36:43 EST5

"Charles" == Charles McKenzie <kilroy@**.WISC.EDU> writes:

Charles> What about a large orbital station like the one described in
Charles> Neuromancer? If there's enough life there, could it provide
Charles> the needed energy for mana and spells?

i think 99% of the biomass on the earth is in the form of plants and
single-celled animals. a space station, no matter how populated, is
more sterile than even the most lifeless-appearing desert on earth,
and it's unlikely that a space station would have an appreciable
manafield.

maybe if the station had large-scale farming going, but even then i'm
dubious, and i'm also concerned that the essence of such lifeforms
would be compromised by their unnatural conditions.

k.
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