[UA] Today's Mythic Experience

[Loki Carbis]

>So, interestingly, giving blood is probably going to fast go the way of
>the dodo.  There are apparantly a couple of artificial blood substitutes
>that are in early clinical trials now.  If things go as expected, they'll
>be approved for human use in five years or so, and, at that point, they'll
>be able to make artificial blood with no type (perfectly possible for
>anyone to take, without even the risk of taking type O neg or matched
>blood), and a shelf life of several years at room temperature, and other
>cool things.
>
>So, the question is, if giving blood is a mystically significant process,
>what lengths will you go to to stop artificial blood from hitting the
>market?


        That depends on your school, I guess.  I mean, who's likely to find
it mystically significant?  Epideromancers, maybe.  I can't think of anyone
else much, except maybe some avatars - True King, Necessary Servant, Healer.

        However, it does make me wonder about vampires, and
more-specifically, vampire-wannabes.  Has anyone tried writing up a school
along the lines of gothomancy?  Because I'm thinking the opportunity for
truly clueless adepts and wolfie parody is too good to ignore.


Loki
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