From:	David Buehrer dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject:	Stargate SR3
Date:	Wed, 17 Mar 1999 09:24:39 -0700 (MST)

Patrick Goodman wrote:
/
/ >. >On a low-
/ >/ >mana world do they become impotent until their return to Earth?
/ >/ >Conversely, would they become stronger on a higher-mana world?
/ >/
/ >/ That makes sense, the power decreasing/increasing depenind on the mana of
/ >/ the world.
/ >
/ >On a high mana world I'd impose a mana multiplier. Say the mana level is
/ >x2. If a Force 4 spell were cast it'd be treated as a Force 8 spell. Of
/ >course it'd be treated as a Force 8 spell for Drain purposes too. You
/ >can't have your cake and eat it too :)
/
/ While I'm aware of your reasoning behind this, David, I'm not entirely sure
/ this is consistent with how things work in SR magic. If there's a lot more
/ mana, it should be easier to cast nasty spells without massive drain.

Actually, in hindsight I don't think that more mana would make spell
casting any easier or more difficult using SR3 spellcasting
techniques. What it might allow for are new techniques.

So, IMHO if a spell casting runner stepped onto a mana rich world it
wouldn't affected them one way or the other. However, native spell
casters might use techniques completely alien to the runner.

/ ...I'm not sure I read this the same way as you do.

How about now? :)

-David B.
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