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[LinaInverse]

OK, I asked this a little while ago and would like to pose a question about Quickening strategies for people to munch on.

The advantages of Quickening are fairly obvious; boosted stats, extended magic senses, etc. If one wants to get radical, you can toss in a few others like Invis, Levitate, etc though they all obviously have their own seperate disadvantages.

The general consensus I got last time is that the main disadvantage (aside from Legal, which is kind of dubious given the Shadowrunner's choice of profession) of Quickening spells on your person is that you are blocked by Astral Wards/Barriers. That is, to get past them, they have to be torn down, which alerts the Ward's creator. From what I gather, the number of Quickenings doesn't matter here; whether you Quicken 1 spell or a dozen, you will face the same blockage.

So, if you as a character decide that you're willing to live with Astral blockage (and the need to rip them down as the case may be), is it worthwhile to go "all the way" and Quicken a whole bunch of stuff, rather than just a single spell? What other issues arise from someone who has a single spell Quickened vs someone who has a whole bunch Quickened? The latter is going to have a lot of presumabely beneficial effects; what price is he paying that the former isn't suffering?