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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5201967" data-attributes="member: 19675">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?<a href="http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_031027.html" target="_blank">SPACE.com -- The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed</a>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:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">All kinds of fires could spring up, especially in a technomagical world like Eberron, and even moreso in something like Shadowrun or Urban Arcana.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Magic items that have charges could be recharged...or overcharged to the point of explosion.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Long-dormant relics and artifacts could be infused with energies that &quot;awaken&quot; them.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The massive infusion of solar energy could have a negative effect on Undead...it may even destroy them all.&nbsp; All except the most deeply buried, that is...</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The effect on Living Constructs could be similar to that on Undead.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">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])</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The energy release could cause physical harm to creatures with spell-like abilities or innate casters like Sorcerers.</li>
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[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5201967, member: 19675"] 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? [url=http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_031027.html]SPACE.com -- The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed[/url] 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: [LIST=1] [*]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. ([[I]BARBARINO[/I]][B]Welcome back, Mr. Cthulhu[/B]![/[I]BARBARINO[/I]]) [*]The energy release could cause physical harm to creatures with spell-like abilities or innate casters like Sorcerers. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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