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    Ryan B. Caveney
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    ley lines (was mages GB`s)

    On Mon, 18 May 1998, Gary V. Foss wrote:

    > The Motive wrote:
    >
    > > these ley lines, what do they look like to someone who casts "detect
    > > magic"? Are they beams of deep red plasma that hum through the air
    > > from one source to another, or are they rays of light that are
    > > invisible?
    >
    > What do ley lines look like? That's a little tougher. Personally, I
    > don't think someone other than a regent could see a ley line either.

    Particularly as the BoM has "detect ley line" as a realm spell.

    > Second, I think it would probably travel through the earth rather than
    > through the air. Since the land itself is magical, wouldn't the
    > transfer of energy travel through the earth rather than above it?

    That's my opinion, too.

    > I suppose one could try to intersect the ley line and dig a hole to find
    > it, but I don't know that that is really how a ley line works.

    Yipe! I sure hope not! And since mebhaighl is most powerful in
    areas untouched by human hands, would it not then tend to flow away from
    or around just such a digging?

    > It need not be a laser like beam of light. It could be spread thinly
    > over an area of land so that even if one could detect it, it would seem
    > like a vague, shimmery glow or look like just the dew on the grass.

    Yes -- I'd say, think of it as a river. It has character: it
    pools in certain spots, and runs deeper or faster or whatever in some
    places than in others. Call it the blood of the land (particularly for
    the ancient ones which are very dangerous to tamper with).

    > "Ever since that wizard showed up the fog comes in off the lake every
    > mornin' as regular as can be...."

    Ooooh, nice. Good thought!

    - --Ryan

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    Gary V. Foss
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    ley lines (was mages GB`s)

    Ryan B. Caveney wrote:

    > On Mon, 18 May 1998, Gary V. Foss wrote:
    >
    > > The Motive wrote:
    > >
    > > > these ley lines, what do they look like to someone who casts "detect
    > > > magic"? Are they beams of deep red plasma that hum through the air
    > > > from one source to another, or are they rays of light that are
    > > > invisible?
    > >
    > > What do ley lines look like? That's a little tougher. Personally, I
    > > don't think someone other than a regent could see a ley line either.
    >
    > Particularly as the BoM has "detect ley line" as a realm spell.

    I STILL don't have my copy of the BoM yet! Argh! I'm told it's on the way,
    though. Thank the powers of the Internet.

    - -Gary

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