Re: [HOE] Mad science and the last war(long)genetics

[Michael Watson <mwatson1@bigpond.net.au>]

At 05:05 PM 9/06/02, you wrote:
>The problem is that HOE blurs the line and in some cases contradicts 
>itself between conventional tech and spirit tech(i.e mad sciend, junker, 
>cyborgs, alchemy). Notably the description of Power armor using spirit 
>batteries and that hover tanks run off ghost rock reactors in the wasted 
>west book. BUt in Junkman cometh that's a no-no and in Denver it's stated 
>again and then said they can be run off household current. Mr.Teller was 
>kind enough to clarify though that'd I'd have to hook up to the lines 
>leading into the fuse box rather than simply plugging into the wall sockets.
>So while My armor and underwear(both HI tech) are safe for now I still 
>wonder why things like ghost rock bombs and automatons among other things 
>are capable of being made.

Why is it a no-no according to junkman cometh?
I would see the power generating devices as separate to the things they are 
powering. Is this not the case?

- michael


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