From:	MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject:	Illusion vs. Magic (Re: Freakdom)
Date:	Thu, 14 May 1998 12:29:05 -0400

Once upon a time, Lehlan Decker wrote;

>Hmm...wait I can bring this back to shadowrun.....I wonder if present day
>style illusionist and magicians would still be around, or would they have
>been totally replaced by the "real" thing.

There could be a revived respect for the mundanes. A lot of people
go to those show so they can try to see through the trick. With Magic,
you can't do that. "Oh, he just turned it invisible. Big deal." Real
Magicians might even find it enjoyable. I could even imagine real
Magicians debunking stage magicians for using magic. How's that for a 180
degree turn for you.
I feel there's an adventure in this somewhere. I might have an
encounter for you book so Gurth.

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