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From: b2@magic.UUCP (Bryan Bingham)
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Subject: Re: Using a light spell as a laser
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Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 09:39:35 EST
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> In article <880@nmtvax.UUCP> wildstar@nmtvax.UUCP (Andrew Fine) writes:
> >Could anyone give me some suggestions for play restrictions on the use of
> >this device?

      I would say such a device is too hard for the even the wisest wizards
      and greatest technicians of the most advanced civilization in my mileau
      to construct.  By themselves, that is.  Such an item, or an item with
      similar powers ( destructive narrow light beam ) could certainly be
      made by the gods, and given a working model it would be no great feat
      for an archmage to have one made by a supernatural artificer such
      as a Drin.  However, there are far better ways to use magic to make
      more generally useful and powerful devices, so I don't think any
      mage in my campaign would be interested in making such a device
      even if they had heard or read about it.  I agree with another poster
      that it would be easier to make low power lasers, perhaps as
      as a by-product of optics research done at large Colleges of Magic,
      where sage/scientist types can work together with magicians to build
      experimental machinery to study natural and supernatural phenomenon.

      After all, even we don't have lasers small enought and powerful 
      enough to be used as hand weapons.

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