Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] A cookie to the first person to identify the quote...

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, May 11, 2003, at 07:58  AM, Orc In A Spacesuit wrote:

> > From: SkArcher <SkArcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 11/05/2003 10:14:00, "Orc In A Spacesuit" 
> > <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Gender should be very much related to Aes'Sedai, determing what 
> > > -'angraels
> > > they can use in what way, and how powerful they tend to be in each 
> > > of the 5
> > > areas.  Those areas are Fire, Water, Spirit, and two others, I 
> > > believe.  I
> > > remember that healing used Water and Spirit.
> > >
> > > Orc in a Spacesuit
> >
> > So, basically it is an elemental system? Fire, Water, Earth, Air, 
> > Spirit.
> >
> > Any ideas on somehow tuning this into the substance of Grid squares? 
> > So if you were by a brook Water stuff is easier, near to gravel makes 
> > earth easier, etc....?
>
> Hmm... it's been a while since I've read the books (and I only got 
> through about 5 or so of the bricks before I got interrupted), but the 
> way I recall it, all the power came from the Source, which had two 
> parts, one for males, one for females, and this Source is where the 
> power came from.  The different areas had to do with how different 
> people could apply it -- if you wanted to light candle (create a 
> flame), you used the Fire aspect.  It had more to do with what you 
> were manipulating.
>
> I think that a lot of this could be worked into the combat system.  
> I'd have to get my hands on the books again for inspiration.  
> Something that I'd like to do, but is unlikely.  BvS is more likely to 
> come up with ideas.
> I think this would probably best be tabled for an nweek or so.  Oh, 
> and yes you can rescind props BvS.

I don't suppose you live in central New York? If you did, I could 
probably loan you books 1, 3-7, and 9.

Grr. I really want to get my hands on a copy of book 10, but the local 
libraries don't seem to have it yet, and I'm too broke to buy it.

--
Wonko

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