From:	MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Prometheus Unbound (was Re: Astral Magic)
Date:	Wed, 20 May 1998 12:01:30 -0400

Once upon a time, Nexx3 wrote;

>Actually, I was doing some thinking. I think space fold could be made
>instantaneous, and wouldn't have that big of a cost (aside from the ritual
>elements... at least, not as far as a megacorp is concerned.

<snip>

>Did that make any sense whatsoever?

You are working from a basis the spacial folds are possible for
Shadowrun's magic. Magic is wonderful and all but in Shadowrun it is not
a tool to do everything. It has it's own limitations like everything else.
In Earthdawn the rank 15 Lightbearer talent Astral Shift (the
highest of high in an age of high magic) works by shifting the character
completely over to the astral plane and it still has a lot of limitations
on its use. That ability is the highest mortal (in this use means born of
Earth) can reach and the 6th world's mana level a long time to reach
Earthdawn's level.

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