On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 17:04:06 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
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>On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, lazarus wrote:
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>> On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 16:24:09 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
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>> >The Orb knows where you are, so it can tell you. Teleportation probably
>> >requires this capability. Vlad in fact refers to "coordinates" at some
>> >point in _Jhereg_, I believe.
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>> > ...
>> >say two fixed sorcery mirrors somewhere which you can bounce a wave off.
>> >If the Orb's timing is fine enough (and I guess it would have to be) then
>> >instead of the frequency-adjustment thing you can just do a ping and have
>> >it measure the time. All assuming the speed of sorcery isn't infinite.
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>> Is there any textev for this, or are we speculating? I totally agree
>> that this would be an effective and completely plausible effect, it'd
>> just be neat if we had support for it.
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>We have teleport coordinates, as noted above, and we have common sense
>(as Paarfi says, he doesn't always bother to describe to us [in exquisite
>detail {or it would be exquisite if he could finally get to the point}
>things we know must happen]). I routinely claim support with rather less.
I'll leaf through Jhereg later and try to find the context of Vlad's
use of "coordinates". I really wasn't trying to be contentious here,
I was hoping to find other mentions in the books. I agree with the
common sense point, hence my saying it's completely plausible.
I do notice Vlad at one point psionically asking Kragar, "Can you get
a fix on me?" with the reply, "It'll take a while."
--
lazarus
"Folly it may seem," said Haldir. "Indeed, in nothing is the power
of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that
divides all those who still oppose him." -- J.R.R. Tolkien