On 7/6/06, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com <Jon_Lincicum at stream.com> wrote: > Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> > >Conclusion: Teleportation is not as common as we see, and much more > >difficult around the world than we might guess. > > No argument here. > > Keep in mind that "our heroes" are all pretty exceptional people. True. But we also see it being used by low-level Jhereg enforcers (Vlad's first hit in /Taltos/ has a buddy who teleports home) and it seems to be assumed that most Dragons know how to do it (teleport blocks in /Dragon/, Vlad's thoughts in /Orca/ while being trailed by Loftis and Domm). Vlad refers to it as part of "the simple stuff" in /Issola/, and it certainly seems useful enough to be one of the first things you'd try to learn. So it's not completely uncommon either, at least among the urban population. -Maximilian -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.