[UA] Another country

[James Palmer]

On 18 Apr 2000, Nick Wedig wrote:

> >This thread inspires thoughts of a magickal school in me, based around the
> >Borges infectious universe concept.  Minor charges would be detailing the
> >alternate world, significants convincing others to believe in it or some
> >aspect of it, and majors convincing whole states or even countries of its
> >existence.  Spells would 'bleed' through aspects of the alternate
> >universe.  Would it be a different universe for each Adept, or, like
> >Oneiromancy and Pornomancy, would there be a single source of
> >inspiration?  Perhaps a book ...
> 
> I'd say, if the school was small and/or composed of only one cabal or
> so (like Pornomancy/the Sect of the NG) it'd be one universe they're
> pulling into ours/creating.  If there's adepts of the magick school
> not related to the original cabal of X-mancers, then they could make
> up their own worlds.  That's how I'd work it, and have the original
> school really hate the lower level competitors.
> 
> Who was it that mentioned the imaginary world created by some British
> authors while children? (the Bronte sisters? I forget and am too lazy
> to search the archive.)

Ah.  Yes.  It was me.  I keep forgetting I've said these things already. 

A school of magick based on the Bronte sisters!  We'll sell this game to
the English departments yet.

J.


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