I was looking at this and thought...what would the effects of a coronal mass ejection (CME) look like in a fantasy or science-fantasy setting?
SPACE.com -- The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed
I think it could be very much like the background to RIFTS- the CME could cause an incredible flare in the Ley Lines as raw energy- raw mana?- floods the world.
All kinds of effects could result:
SPACE.com -- The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed
I think it could be very much like the background to RIFTS- the CME could cause an incredible flare in the Ley Lines as raw energy- raw mana?- floods the world.
All kinds of effects could result:
- All kinds of fires could spring up, especially in a technomagical world like Eberron, and even moreso in something like Shadowrun or Urban Arcana.
- Magic items that have charges could be recharged...or overcharged to the point of explosion.
- Long-dormant relics and artifacts could be infused with energies that "awaken" them.
- The massive infusion of solar energy could have a negative effect on Undead...it may even destroy them all. All except the most deeply buried, that is...
- The effect on Living Constructs could be similar to that on Undead.
- All kinds of interplanar links and portals, wards and seals and so forth could be strengthened, weakened or destroyed. ([BARBARINO]Welcome back, Mr. Cthulhu![/BARBARINO])
- The energy release could cause physical harm to creatures with spell-like abilities or innate casters like Sorcerers.