Re: Untis & transport

[Steve Ames <steve>]

What? I can land a fleet of boats on your shores and you really
can't stop me. A portal would just get revocated. A paranoid people
would have people ready to do just that. The potential gains _WAY_
outweigh the _security_ risk. There are reasons not to do it, but
security isn't one :)

					-STeve

> The security risks of a road portal are phenomenal.  That is why it can
> never open in Geleia.  Tpeople in charge of trade also control the
> military, and feel like they make enough money right now without leaving
> the door open for an invasion or whatever.  They are used to wars, the \y
> start them and they fight them.  that doestn't mean that they aren't
> afraid of them.
>
> Jevan
>
> On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Steve Ames wrote:
>
> > > Here is a fucked up question about the units. Alright, nommadic incants
> > > are based on health, thus on body. So what is to prevent and earth mage
> > > and a nomad from getting together and making a shload of luck amulets. Ie,
> > > earth mage buys slave, soul catches them and then throws the rock away.
> > > Nomad is put in the slaves body and then makes luck amulets while
> > > stressing their health. When the body is down to 4 health throw him in
> > > another body and start over. Soul catcher leaves the body alive and since
> > > the incants were made by the wasted body, someone has a body of luck
> > > amulets in their basement. Great for that overloading mage. And the nomad
> > > just made rank 3 incants for the cost of rank 1 and didn't lose a thing
> > > himself.
> > 
> > Nomads made with the other body would be linked to that body? You'd have
> > to keep the person around to hold onto your luck amulets unless they 
> > were for immediate consumption. Also this is generally frowned on within
> > Nomad type circles... to reminiscent of second lifers... and the desire
> > for life is a weakness that nomads don't like to admit to themselves
> > let alone flaunt in front of others.
> > 
> > Paying some shmuck so that you can burn his health down a little is
> > probably above board :)
> > 
> > > 	Since you need a mind to cast elemental spells why wouldn't the
> > > battery be charged their? As in EU are stored in the mind.
> > 
> > Perhaps... kind of questionable though. Your above argument would suggest
> > that its stored in power since you stress power to get EU...
> > 
> > > Transport
> > > 	I personally opt to not make some huge transport system around the
> > > world. If it is made don't make it be a cheap thing to use. Ie only the
> > > rich and powerful could use it. Just leave the mages/priests to do the
> > > every once in a while transport that serves their cause.
> > 
> > When I build the road it will be free for everyone... except for tolls
> > of course (gotta turn a profit). So far it only looks like I can hit
> > one spot on Jaern as the Nexus eliminates Rougtero and Wright is opposed
> > to instant transport in Galeia. *shrug*
> > 
> > 							-Steve
> > 
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