[UA] Sit still, will you!

Andrew Shultz ashultz at bbn.com
Thu Feb 4 09:25:19 PST 1999


>> >Thought there should be a computer magic school.  No spells yet, but
dig in
>> Okay, but where's the central conflict?  What's the fueling paradox?
>> Personally, I'm always a little leery about putting "computer magick" into
>> ANYTHING because it tends to get Shadowrunny and because it dates the book
>> when someone reads it two years later...

Well, orginally I was thinking of the paradox as getting power from riding
the wave of new technology, but not being able to get off (refer to the
taboo in my original post).  And eventually, of course, you can't keep
riding so you fall off.  Computer magick also should be dated every few
months - what was magic last year is boredom today.  Get with the program!

-Andy Shultz




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