| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Teleporation |
| Date: | Wed, 20 May 1998 19:13:00 -0400 |
>The way I understood the GGD is that most of those who did the dying were
>mundanes who participated in the ritual, _not_ the magicians who led it.
When
>designing the spell, these "biotools", as you call them, would be an active
>part of the ritual, with their pre-programmed motions being part of the
>focussing technique for the ritual (much like the dancing was for the GGD).
>At the end of this ritual, the organisms die from the massive strain that has
>been channelled by the magicians through their bodies... but they manage to
>warp space.
You know, I can't recall if the GGD used mundanes or not. Could we get
some sort of reference on this from someone, preferably with page numbers
please?
Anyway, I suppose what you are talking about is possible, as long as the
"biotools" aren't just algae or something; I would think that they would
have to be alive *and* sentient, not just have biomass.
Actually <light bulb!> what you propose is essentially a form of Blood
Magic. Blood Magic actually has little to do with actually shedding blood
and is more of a process in which life, or Essence, is stolen from the
victim to power magic.
So given that this would be a Blood Magic ritual (which is supposed to be
difficult information to dig up, even though a fair number of people know
it exists), I suppose what you are proposing would be possible, at least in
theory. Not sure about how the theory would translate, but that's really a
moot point now, isn't it?
Erik J.
"Ladies & Gentleman, the newest member of the band, the one and only Spice
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