> > 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.) > > -Scott Ya that would suck. I was speaking in generalities; I don't want to know the specifics. From I what read what Steven writes here, he is the kind of writer that doesn't define everything about his world before writing. Some do (Lawrence Watt Evans). I personally like that; it leaves room for the imagination on both ends. ------ Chris Turkel,Guru, Dragaera Readalong List http://dragaera.info Buy my Book! www.xlibris.com/TheWorldattheEdgeofTime.html