Re: Untis & transport

[Jevan Furmanski <furmansj@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

Actually...  the people of Geleia are prepared for an invasion as it
stands currently, but you'd have to be keeping up with the events to know
that.  The merchant lords in particular don't want anything to interfere
with the near monopoly on trade for the majority of the island.  In order
to make effective use of the portal, they would have to spread their
recourses to use it.  that can't be done right now because of the
impending war on the island.  Also, the merchant lords like the island
static.  If there is no more power to be had, no one else gets it.  Since
their power approaces abslolute in their own realm, then they don't
particualrly wany more.  these are the people who enforce the status quo,
and this is why.  And if a portal appears, it could be interesting.  I
can't really stop that.  But it will have reprocussions.

Jevan

On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Steve Ames wrote:

> 
> 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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