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Posted by: emo samurai Jun 12 2006, 02:50 AM

There are disputes even now over whether communities steal each other's rain with cloud seeding. I wonder how the Seattle government would take the fact that one pissed-off runner could make it hail in October.

Posted by: Trax Jun 12 2006, 03:13 AM

A Shaman could do that in the middle of July with the proper spirit.

Posted by: emo samurai Jun 12 2006, 03:30 AM

My point exactly.

Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jun 12 2006, 04:06 AM

I'm pretty sure that unauthorized socially disruptive use of magic gives the authorities the legal right to pwn you.

Posted by: Tiralee Jun 12 2006, 09:24 AM

I'm VERY certain that the Man don't like people playing god with the weather.

Dammit - is it in with the "Crime and punishment" section I've read in a few, older-type sourcebooks? Mand & Machine, Fields of Fire, ones like that?

-Tir

Posted by: Toptomcat Jun 12 2006, 03:58 PM

Is it detectable, though? In what manner? Do you leave an astral signature on every drop of rain that falls? (THAT would suck.)

Posted by: Shrike30 Jun 12 2006, 09:26 PM

Signature on the rain or no, you're casting a bigass spell (or using a bigass spirit) to do this. Spell/spirit *will* have your signature on it, so if you're making it rain all the time in Seattle, eventually someone will look into it.

... assuming anyone notices, that is

Posted by: Adarael Jun 12 2006, 11:07 PM

In order to affect any appreciable area, your spirit or spell will have to be summoned or cast at over Force 2. If you don't have a permit to have and use such spells at over Force 2, you are breaking the law.