| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: MY Take (Binder's Look on Enchanting) |
| Date: | Fri, 15 May 1998 14:42:43 -0400 |
<snipped mundanes wearing spell locks>
>Well, you can do that in BBB. But the more realistic way of looking at it
>is someone using a magic item on a mundane. She can't take it off, she
>can't turn it on. In short, she has one big astral "kick me" sign on her
>back.
Yup. That terribly attractive/charming woman can't defend herself from
astral attacks. It's the sort of thing that could only work in a very safe
environment.
>Besides, isn't Burning bright a novel? I thought novels were allowed to
>break the rules, since they aren't considered canon in terms of rules... or
>am I thinking of a different game?
Well, yes and no. Novels are considered canon for their *events* as far as
I know, but you can't look at the game mechanics used in the novels as
canon. The authors seem to be given a certain amount of freedom for
dramatic purposes. Some, even the original Dark Lord on High, took some
liberty. A few don't. I didn't think, for example, that Steve K. broke
any rules and if he did, I didn't notice. Our friend Jak Koke on the other
hand created those draconian things, or I guess he imported them from ED.
To me, that's breaking the rules for dramatic purposes.
>> To do this he is going to have to redesign several things. First, the
>> "length" of the beam is going to be variable, having a 10 stage choke,
>with
>> the standard length of the blade being 1m.
>>
>How do you choke a laser? Is this a magical effect?
Would have to be. How would one essentially stop light in mid-air? That's
the biggest gripe (and really the only one) I have with Star Wars. I
really don't see how the light sabers could actually work. Anything that
could actually stop or alter the path of a beam of light would have all
sort of other effects on the surrounding world also (aside from mirrors and
walls, which should be obvious).
>Okay, this bit totally lost me... what is the point of the Light spell?
I thought it was to give light to the SunCell which is the power supply for
the light saber. It's an interesting concept. And it would actually work
as near as I can tell.
But as with any anchoring, it's going to eventually run out of magic. It
can't last forever. It could last longer than any known normal battery,
but it will run out eventually.
Plus, the Grimmy says that anchorings are something of astral magnets,
attracting all manner of astral beings, some of which aren't nice.
Interesting concept, and some parts of it work within the rules very well
even if they weren't the intended to work that way. But I don't see how
the light saber itself could work, which trashes the entire thing.
Erik J.
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