| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Teleporation |
| Date: | Thu, 21 May 1998 17:32:40 -0400 |
>>Define "pure." If I recall my ED, there are those (including
Lightbearers
>>I'm pretty sure) that strongly believe that Life Magic is just a prettier
>>name for Blood Magic.
>
>As I recall, Blood Magic in ED isn't a bad thing. Sure, it can offend
>those who are a bit squeamish, but everybody acknowledges that
>involuntary sacrifices are a bad thing. Voluntary sacrifices are quite
>common - it's the most popular method of artifact creation, the ED
>equivalent of cyberware (you can get toys powered by your blood).
Yeah, the blood charms and the like. But some, most notably the
Lightbearers have a serious thing against that form of magic.
As I recall, Blood Magic first popped up before the Scourge. I can't
recall if it was simply a way to boost your power of it was seen as a way
to channel power without having to pump as much raw magic (which was
increasingly tainted) through you. I think blood magic was invented before
spell matrices were.
>As with everything else, people tend to get upset when it's taken to
>its extremes, though (can you say "Blood Wood"? :-).
True.
>I don't think that "blood magic" should have negative connotations -
>it's just drawing from life energy. What you do with your blood is
>your business. The problem lies when somebody else decides that it's
>time for you to make a donation...
See, I do have a problem with it. I have this bad feeling that "what you
do with your blood" is someone else's business and that Blood/Life Magic
carries with it a certain taint.
But as I said before, your opinions can and do vary. You, and others,
don't seem to have a big problem with Life Magic. And I'm sure I'm not
alone in my distrust and dislike of it.
Erik J.
Fight the Future on June 19th!!
