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From: overlord@nmtvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Using a light spell as a laser
Message-ID: <882@nmtvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 16:22:47 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 24 16:22:47 1985
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Reply-To: overlord@nmtvax.UUCP (Alan Kerr)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro
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In article <> wildstar@nmtvax.UUCP (Andrew Fine) writes:

>partially silver it. Result: LASER CRYSTAL!
>
>     To use, cast a light spell ( normally level 1 ) to originate from inside
>the crystal. The crystal will concentrate the light into a cutting beam,
>suitable for slicing prison bars, drilling holes into adamantine, or slicing
>live dragon into dragon steaks.
>
>Could anyone give me some suggestions for play restrictions on the use of
>this device?


Andrew, you of all people!!  We've got two LASER printers.  Neither laser
is powerful enough to cut (burn) through paper.  To get enough light intencity
to use as a weapon, the player probably couldn't hold on to the rod.  Remember
that a laser outputs colinear light on a SINGLE frequency.  It would probably
affect very few things (unless it was VERY high powered).
     Now if you want a "star wars" laser-blaster-gadget or a Star Trek phaser
type weapon then you limit the number of people in the world that know how
to make one.  Or it could require more than just a light spell..... maybe a
light spell and a fireball spell for a blaster weapon. 
     For example:  only a MU who had studied this kind of "magic" could even
know how one could POSSIBLY be made.  Then the MU would need the assistance
of a master Gem Cutter (see the DMG) to actually make the rod and cut it
right.  Also you would need a ROD of ruby (or whatever) since most greedy
(read average) people would want the most for their money, an uncut ruby
would probably be cut into a gem stone; not a rod.  To get a rod you would
probably have to get a large enough UNCUT ruby for the master gem cutter to
cut for you.
     Is this enough trouble to go through?  From here you can probably make
up any further limitations that you want.  Good luck.

            
                                            Alan Kerr
                                            New Mexico Tech

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