[UA] UA in Vegas, Baby!

[Mike Lake]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Groth" <tim.groth at gmail.com>


> >"They're using MAAAAGIC!  Possibly with a K at the end!"  "No Jake, it's 
> >math."
>> -G.
>
> And the difference for the average person is...

In the real world?  Math works whether you understand it or not, whether you 
believe it or not, and it works the same for everyone.  Magic doesn't.

In a game world?  The general public believes in math, has ready access to 
mathematical experts, and can learn math given sufficient time/effort/xp. 
Magic is unreliable in the presence of competing beliefs, expert magical 
assistance is generally inaccessible to the public, and magic may be 
entirely unusable to normals, no matter how badly they want to use it or how 
hard they believe.

For the average *PC*?  You don't have to betray a loved one or throw 
yourself in front of a bus to balance your checkbook, nor will a cabal of 
magical assassins try to ice you for measuring your carpet.