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...Okay, I'll admit it.

I /love/ writing combat scenes. I really do. Even when I'm having to juggle seven NPCs, some of which are on opposing sides, you can do some Really Neat Things with combat scenes. And the dice make everything so much niftier. Hell, /I/ don't know who is going to win. Although I'm pretty sure that the truck is going to be finished, regardless. But it's beautiful.

Also, there's a GODAWFUL amount of Disturbance. Must make a [Plot] post about that. Okay, that's done. A bit late, unfortunately. The only frustating part about online gaming is that it tends to go slower than offline, if you can't get together to run the scene in one single burst. Make a note to think about that.

Last day as team leader. Yay! Although it was kind of interesting, trying to keep track of what everyone else was doing, and making sure that things were trucking along with some semblance of order.

INC tonight. Wheee! And then Dragonlance tomorrow, WHEEE!, and then get to watch the other group in INC on Sunday! It's a good weekend for gaming, yes.

SQUEE!

Transparent Aluminum! Can spaceships and time travel be far behind?

*grins*

[Gaming/Worldbuilding] Magic and Police Investigation

Rambling on how to integrate magic into the modern era of police investigations without crippling either mundane/technological investigators, or their magical equivalents.

For the purposes of this exploration, we will assume several things:

1. Magic is generally known by the population.
2. There are two forms of magic: Low, and High. Low Magic involves premade charms, talismans, and rituals that do specific, pre-determined effects. High Magic is tapping into the fundamental currents of reality, and altering it on the fly. Most of the population is capable of doing at least a little Low Magic, by purchasing charms or copying rituals. Only a comparatively few people are capable of doing High Magic, since it requires above average imagination, discipline, reflexes, and knowledge. (Note that the total number of powerful High Magicians is probably equivalent to the total number of other /really good/ members of another profession that requires that kind of dedication and skill. The number of Oscar-winning actors, or Nobel Prize winning scientists. Also, assume that High Magic self-selects for competency...the ones who aren't capable of using it blow themselves up, or burn themselves out.)
3. Our setting is America, and the Constitution is in full effect.
4. There are no non-humans.
5. There is, for the moment, no 'psychic' powers. Assume that only magic, Low or High, exists.
6. The fundamental laws of magic:
* Nothing comes from nothing. You cannot spontaneously create matter or energy, and everything goes somewhere.
* What is done cannot be undone. No time travel, nor can time be stopped.
* Reality has inertia. The greater the changes you make from the default, the more difficult it is, and the more energy it takes. Conversely, if a place has had a great working, or a lot of little workings, it gradually becomes more pliable, and magic becomes easier to work in that space, as the changes build up momentum. This can result in spontaneous magical events in areas that are /too/ pliable, and reality no longer has a good grip.


( There is a murder... )

This is, of course, hampered by my blissful ignorance of police procedure, but is just a small exploration of how magic could be integrated into a criminal investigation without overpowering technology.

What's a little sheepishness among friends?

I am the mother who told her lesbian daughter to invite her girlfriend over for dinner.

I am the father who punished his son for calling you a fag.

I am the preacher who told my congregation that love, not hate, is the definition of a true follower of God.

I am the girl who did not learn the meaning of "homosexual" until high school but never thought to question why two men might be kissing.

I am the person who argues (quite loudly and vehemently) with the bigots who insist that you do not have the right to marry or raise children.

We are the high school class who agrees, unanimously, along with our teacher, that love should be all that matters.

If you agree, repost this. Do it. You don't have to be afraid. You can handle it. You're stronger than you think.

I am making a difference. Hate will not win.