Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:57 pm
Of course, one thing I wonder is, why the Mechanoids haven't come up with the *technology* to create Rifts. They can traverse light-years in less than a blink and take apart planets just to create power crystals, so why not a Rift Drive (or whatever it is). It certainly might involve a more evil use of Phy-Warpers, I imagine...
All things considered, the Mechanoids are hesitant to use magic because they are traditionally unfamiliar with it. The Trilogy presents a haphazard method to use "magic", but it means getting involved with powers unknown and doesn't always work. For masters of technology and genetics, it'd be like playing with a nuclear bomb and a hammer.
However, in other dimensions, magic seems to flow more freely, even if at low-levels in some places. With enough time, and a tutor (dragon, perhaps?), an Oracle or even a Runner could learn how to tap into that power. It would be a necessity for when their quest to kill humanoids ever run into such fun folk as Vampires and Werebozos.
All things considered, the Mechanoids are hesitant to use magic because they are traditionally unfamiliar with it. The Trilogy presents a haphazard method to use "magic", but it means getting involved with powers unknown and doesn't always work. For masters of technology and genetics, it'd be like playing with a nuclear bomb and a hammer.
However, in other dimensions, magic seems to flow more freely, even if at low-levels in some places. With enough time, and a tutor (dragon, perhaps?), an Oracle or even a Runner could learn how to tap into that power. It would be a necessity for when their quest to kill humanoids ever run into such fun folk as Vampires and Werebozos.
