| From: | Paul Yan <bushidoboy@**********.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Well, here he is. |
| Date: | Sun, 10 May 1998 14:39:57 -0700 |
> Once upon a time, Alfredo B Alves wrote;
>
> >Tech can't manipulate magic well (whether
this is because of tech's
> >complexity or refined nature is unknown) but
a Tamagochi shaman is not
> >manipulating tech by being a Tamagochi
shaman... he "worshiping" a
> >concept ... (btw what do his facial features
morph to when casts a spell?
> > a LCD?) there is nothing wrong with a
Tamagochi totem ... It may be
> >weird but it works ...
>
> Works, hmmm. Not quite, Unless some
revolution comes around and
> Tamagochi's become ingrained into popular
culture it's not a "real"
> totem. Magic responds to belief in general and
group belief more so. One
> magician believing something doesn't mean its
so. It could be a personal
> cult totem which normally falls apart and
fails the shaman due to inherit
> inconsistencies. So yes, it can be done but
with great repercussions.
Well, I don't quite agree. Magic is based
on the harnessing of Mana into a form to be
used. As you all know, Hermetics used
"mathematical/scientific" concepts and
constructs for their spells. Shamans use
beliefs and instinct. These beliefs come from a
totem who most closely aligns with them. A
Tamagotchi Totem can be one of entertainment and
a Totem of Man. Dog is a helper of Man and a
very good Totem. A Tamagotchi one is a Totem of
Man and is aligned with Man's technology and/or
science.
In Awakenings I think is a short story
about some psycho who became Talented due to his
own beliefs in some wierd made-up Pagan God. He
was able to cst spells and do Magic. He was
also a homicidal maniac, but that's beside the
point.
Personally, I don't like the idea of a
Tamagotchi Totem, but to each his/her/it's own.
Just hope and pray the GM likes it. If not,
then....... HAHAHAHAHAHA! Sorry, my maniacal
side slips out once in a while.
===
-Paul H. Yan a.k.a. Bushidoboy@**********.com/
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No, this trick won't work... How on earth are
you ever going to
explain in terms of chemistry and physics as
important a
biological phenomenon as first love?
-- Albert Einstein
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