 Regeneration and object repair: can a regenerating, spirit fix an object by possessing it? |
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 Jan 30 2012, 10:54 AM
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Old Man of the North  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,115 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463  |
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 28 2012, 10:37 PM)  That's what I just said, 'I think'. And I was including 'player' in critters, because there are no 'players' in the world of SR. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) It's pretty clear that they're different things, though, confusingly given the same name. That's why the cyborgs break the vehicle Body numbers so badly. Anyway, since you refuse to let me agree with you: hooking up the critter power with a possessed vehicle just because the resulting mess randomly happens to have two correctly-named attributes is a complete kluge. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Well, now, hang on a sec. Irrespective of issues of wording, the flesh of a human being is no less alien to a spirit than the metal of a drone. If the alien material of an animal can be healed through regeneration, despite being not the least bit 'spiritual' in nature, why should that be treated differently from the alien material of a vehicle? |
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Jan 30 2012, 03:21 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jan 30 2012, 03:54 AM) Well, now, hang on a sec. Irrespective of issues of wording, the flesh of a human being is no less alien to a spirit than the metal of a drone. If the alien material of an animal can be healed through regeneration, despite being not the least bit 'spiritual' in nature, why should that be treated differently from the alien material of a vehicle? Because a Biological System inherently heals itself over time, and Regeneration just speeds that process up. Vehicles not so much. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jan 30 2012, 03:36 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Don't quote me for that, pbangarth, I said it *could*. Magic is arbitrary. I just said Neraph's *reasoning* is wacky.
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Jan 31 2012, 05:05 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,115 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Yeah, Yerameyahu, I wrote that in a sleep-deprived state in the wee hours as the idea struck me. Yours just was the first post going backwards that fit. TJ has a point, but that healing is very different from regeneration. Though, there are a few examples of regeneration in the animal kingdom.
I still weigh in on the side of spirit alien-ness being he most important point. |
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