| From: | Joel Nesbitt <joel.nesbitt@******.oxford.ac.uk> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [SR2] Runners...in...spaaaaaaace! |
| Date: | Wed, 29 May 1996 14:09:52 +0100 (BST) |
> >>AND; how common are orbital objects in SR? I found nothing apart
> >>vague references to "Geneva orbital"... Anyone ever wrote rules,
> >>things, characters, stations? I'd love to see a thing like the
> >>CP sourcebook "Zero G" for SR... Providing you agree with me
> >>over mages, of course! :)
>
> I once ran something off the Daedalus, and considered writing source
> material for Shadowrun in space. I like having orbital weaponry, hotels,
> skyhooks, powersats, and national and corporate places like G-O rubbing
> shoulders. Notes are somewhere if people are interested.
>
Hey, all this talk about space and in particular the discussion on magic
Up There gave me an idea. According to the Z-O section in Corp
Shadowfiles, there are a few rich tycoons living in Z-O trying to extend
their lifespan. Weeeelllll.... what if the reason it works is something
to do with this oh-so-gradual drain that the mana around the earth has on
the life in it when it is used for sorcery, conjuring, UGE, etc. But I
suppose that doesn't necessarily answer why lifespan before the Awakening
was still 'normal' - if this (almost entirely speculative) theory has
anything to it it would necessitate the dropping of life expectancy as
the mana moved closer to the physical again. Or wouldn't the
life-force of the folks in space be more prone to draining away
into the nothingness? Just a thought.
* Joel Nesbitt, Exeter College, Oxford *
* "I hummed this tune to all the girls I'd known, *
* Should I care about the chances I've blown?" *
