At 16:55 21/11/97 -0500, Matthew wrote wrote:
Only six? I guess we can safely exclude Nabiki and Kasumi, but we've
got eight warriors here. Ranma, Ryouga, Mousse, Ukyou, Shampoo,
Tatewaki, Kodachi, and Akane. Which two are getting excluded?
(Hopefully the Kuno siblings. Wouldn't want to see either of them with
that kind of power.) I'm curious about your decision to make them
sorcerers, however. There are a *lot* of different types of magic in
Eddings's world. Just off the top of my head... magic, witchcraft,
alchemy, wizardry, prestidigitation, and sorcerey. Each of these is
unique and different from the others. Why couldn't chi have just been a
new one? This also means that Polgara shouldn't be surprised at the
notion of potions having mystical effects, as alchemists in that world
can produce effects with their potions.
No the alchemists were producing chemical effects, such as making a strong
glass. The only alchemists capable of causing mystical effects used "The
Will and the Word" like the club foot in Melcene (can't remember his name.)
Also Chi does greatly resemble sorcery, you focus on what you want to do
and release the power to do it (the author probably wanted Belgarath and
co. to relise that something was unusal about the group.)
Another thing. Why is it a fanfic convention that the curses must be
kept secret for as long as possible? I would have expected Nabiki to
have just dumped a glass of water of Ranma's head by now. The curses
would have been a good example to bring up when she was talking with
Polgara about having to accept fantastic stories.
Because that's what happens in the Manga. Ukyo doesn't learn about the
curse until Ranma uses it to break up Ryouga and Akane's date. Ranma
doesn't like telling everyone about his curse and Nabiki knows that, she's
not stupid enough to piss him off.
Well, hope to see more soon. (Akane is going to easily trash those two
cultists, isn't she?)
I'd hope so.
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