Re: [HoE] Re: Spook Juice vs. G-ray "efficiency"

[Andrew Cook <acook@ol.com.au>]

Steve Crow wrote:
> 
> > >Sure, but who buys the stuff?  There's scavenging rules for finding it
> >(in
> > >the Companion book, under Witches, oddly enough), and it's not _that_
> >hard
> > >to come by.
> >
> >Um. . .
> >Anyone care to inform him as to why scavenging for materials may not prove
> >feasible in a post-holocaust world?
> 
> Sorry, you lost me.  Somebody somewhere does it, and if it were that
> dangerous, wouldn't the price be higher?
 
He is probably refering to the giant, evil, mutant, etc monsters that
roam the Wasted West. It's hard to scavenge a working headlight when a
Lurker is gnawing on your buddy's arm.

Andy

> If scavenging for materials isn't feasible in a post-holocaust world, we
> might as well discontinue the whole discussion, since than _Junkers
> wouldn't_ be feasible (unless they buy everything, and where do you get the
> money/goods to buy stuff...?  By scrounging!  Or taking on dangerous
> assignments.).
> 
> That's not to say that it should be a safe, peaceful pasttime by any means.
> But I thought scavenging for materials was at the core of a post-holocaust
> world and one's survival therein.  To suggest it's not feasible sounds
> kinda...odd.
> 
> Or are there a lot of functional g-rock mines out there that just sell the
> stuff to anyone who comes by...?
> 
> >-------------------
> >Allan Seyberth
> >darious@darious.com
> 
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> 
> Steve Crow