> I believe that magic, in fiction, needs to be poetically precise and > literarily elegant. I have to agree with this belief. Makes much sense... > Honestly, I hope Steve reveals just enough about magic on Dragera to drive > the plots and make the structure of his books interesting (see, _Taltos_). Yep. Gotta agree with this one as well. Too much information can ruin the mystique...:) > I'd really HATE to start seeing questions like: "In your last book Vlad had > thrown two knives, had cast a 'energy blast' spell, and pulled a sword > before his enemies reacted. Even assuming that Vlad had the maximum > initiative role, the casting of the EB spell should take a full turn > execute - how is it possible that he was able to execute what should have > been 2 turns worth of action in one?" > > I mean really, that would suck. (Heh, sorry Chris, I know you weren't > asking for that much detail.) Ewww!!! What a disgusting thought! And I actualy wasn't asking the question. Used to play in a larp where one of my favorite lines was "I don't want to know!" I'm quite pleased with being tossed little morsels and the occasional hint, thank you...<grin> Cheers! Chris "Life is the nightmare that leaves its mark upon you in order to prove that it is, in fact, real." -Thomas Ligotti- 'The Sect of the Idiot'