Re: Digest Number 276

From: Thom Baguley <t.s.baguley_at_...>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:16:42 +0100


> From: philip.hibbs_at_...
>>My first thought is that deception doesn't count, but mind control
>>is direct use of force. Love potions are on the borderline.
>
>I don't see a distinction between the two, except that maybe the potion
>could be seen as legitimate depending on the source of the power. A Ulerian
>potion would be in a different moral category than an Eurmali-created one.

That's a valid point. A trickster potion would work by illusion, while a Ulerian one would work by fertility/love (implying to me that no mind control or deception would be in effect - the imbiber would be aware and in control of his/her true/inner feelings).

Thom

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