 Teleportation spells in SR, Moving this discussion from elsewhere |
 Dec 15 2005, 10:10 PM
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So, over in the magic formula thread, a small discussion erupted over the viability of teleporation is SR.
In older editions, it was directly stated that teleportation and time travel, or in any other way effecting the space-time continuum, was a big no no. Personally, I'm totally for this. For one thing, It brings up too many questions on how these things interact with quantum Mechanics/relativity too be answered well. Does the teleporting character arrive instantly, or at the speed of light? How deos this interact with time? Does an instantly porting character violate relativity? Do they travel back in time? Secondly, the existence of a reliable, usable teleportation spell with significant range would completely change the travel dynamics of a society, escpecially if the mage could take others with them. The ability to "Pop over" to the home office in seattle from the vladivostok offices, at instantaneous speeds, would so profoundly effect the way we conceive of distance that what little resemblance to our world SR has left would be gone. That said, there is a way around this, and that is a spirit with the astral gateway power. Time and space don't matter once you jaunt off to the metaplanes, and if you do so bodily, you can pull yourself back out with the same gate power anywhere or When you choose. The only problem is, you can't be sure it's real, can you? |
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PlatonicPimp Teleportation spells in SR Dec 15 2005, 10:10 PM
JBlades Everything says that teleportation is impossible, ... Dec 15 2005, 10:13 PM stevebugge Was Teleportation allowed in Earthdawn? Dec 15 2005, 10:14 PM PlatonicPimp I do beleive so. So the restriction on teleportati... Dec 15 2005, 10:18 PM Azralon Harley could have gone invisible and then skedaddl... Dec 15 2005, 10:20 PM SL James Didn't he use something like (or just use) Net... Dec 15 2005, 10:23 PM FrankTrollman Teleportation is impossible. However, physical obj... Dec 15 2005, 10:25 PM stevebugge QUOTE (PlatonicPimp) I do beleive so. So the restr... Dec 15 2005, 10:59 PM Liper pretty sure there was a clause in one of the magic... Dec 15 2005, 11:39 PM Drac I could've sworn it was Ehran who teleported o... Dec 16 2005, 02:11 AM Ancient History No, Ehran stepped into the Astral. Different. Dec 16 2005, 02:42 AM emo samurai This is cyberpunk. As a rule, there can't be a... Dec 16 2005, 04:45 AM SpasticTeapot Teleportation is impossible.
"Create Gravitic... Dec 16 2005, 06:00 AM hyzmarca Two words: Other Place Dec 16 2005, 08:52 AM fistandantilus3.0 there was the Gateway spell in ED, and the Lightbe... Dec 16 2005, 09:35 AM Clyde Let the player get astral gateway as some kind of ... Dec 16 2005, 02:40 PM
Azralon QUOTE (Clyde) Let the player get astral gateway as... Dec 16 2005, 02:42 PM  |
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