Posted by Carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders on October 20, 2000 at 08:32:24:

In Reply to: I used to think the same thing... posted by Skrintus on October 20, 2000 at 08:26:21:

> But really "weight" isn't something to take literally.
> The Theran weight has almost zero correlation to the
> expectations of RL weight. It's just a number. I can
> think of a couple reasons for this even IC...

> Words on a paper don't make a scroll- otherwise anyone
> would be able simply speak or write them, and it does
> not work that way. (ask a Master for the reason why)
> Maybe these scrolls you talk about have a lead "sheath"
> that isn't mentioned in the description, but is
> essential to keep the magical power from fading.

> Thera is not physically "accurate" in many more ways
> than this- but we overlook them for convenience sake.
> (it's too damn hard to code a perfect copy of the
> reality we're familiar with) You really think you'd
> be able to carry 20 berry pies in a sack with
> heavy/sharp weapons and have them be edible after a
> long walk across the world?

> The "weight" of an item must reflect both its
> physical nature, and its relation to other items we
> as mortals may or may not know about. If a
> thief can just carry around 100 detect-invis items,
> how would that nasty Necro ever sneak up on him?

> In other words, "Quit yer bitchin' and get over it." :)

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