[UA] Pacific NW Clio sites

[John Scott]

>And that's the crux of my arguement.  What's the threshold?  I realize
>you've already mentioned the 1000 mile marker, but it's really how many
>people know, not how far away they are (if I read the rules right).  For
>example, Dealy Plaza gives off a significant charge.  But truth be know, I
>know a good section of people who wouldn't recognize Dealy Plaza.  You know
>it for two reasons: you're into JFK, or you're a conspiracy buff.  Ask the
>average joe on the street where Kennedy got shot and they'll say Dallas.
>So, if Dealy Plaza does give off a siggie a day, I'd say, Bluff Creek gives
>off a siggie a week or a month.
>
>It's a judgement call, but I think that
>>you really need something more people have heard of than not.  The
>>metropolitan operahouse, Carnegie Hall, the Statue of Liberty, Graceland,
>>Grand Central Station, Disneyland, Yellowstone, these places qualify.

My bottom line?

How much do I want it to give out?

If I want the cliomancers in my game to have lots of minor charges, it will
give out minor.  If I want them to have significants, it will be giving out
significants. And the amount can change as and when I wish, if I want, and
am willing to work out why.

Example: The Long Man of Wilmington. I'd doubt that many people on this
list have heard of it, but I'll wager that most of you have seen an image
of it.

Up until 10 years ago, hardly anyone knew it.  Then Neil Gaiman used it in
his Midsummer Nights Dream issue of Sandman - number 19, the one that won
the SF award that they then hurridly redefined to exclude comics from ever
winning again. It was the chalk figure on the hillside that became the
gates to Arcadia.

Now, if I want, I think that exposure is enough to bump the charge from
minor (old historical site that people do go and visit) to significant
(historical site that people from all around the world have seen and are
aware of).

But if I don't, I don't.

John



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