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  Feb 21 2008, 02:29 PM
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Shooting Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310  |
On each tradition its a listing of the different schools of magic, aswell as a associated spirit type, obviously this has something to do with the services you can ask a spirit to perform, however im not entirely clear on how this work..
as an example, would a hermetic mage only be able to ask fire spirits to perform combat services for him? |
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Feb 21 2008, 02:57 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
They're not "schools of magic" they are spell categories. Any magician can order a spirit of whatever type they can summon to do practically anything, but when it comes to Magical Services (p.178), the magician has to use a spirit associated with the spell category given in their tradition. So a hermetic mage could ask a Fire Spirit to Aid Sorcery for a combat spell, but a shaman could not.
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Feb 21 2008, 03:01 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Ah, thanks.. It all makes sense now, Sorry about the mix up. "Schools of magic" must be a leftover from my D&D time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Feb 21 2008, 03:03 PM
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QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 21 2008, 09:01 AM)  Ah, thanks.. It all makes sense now, Sorry about the mix up. "Schools of magic" must be a leftover from my D&D time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) "Schools" of magic? So...there's more than just "Evocation"? |
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Feb 21 2008, 03:10 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (Juggy#3 @ Feb 21 2008, 10:03 AM) "Schools" of magic? So...there's more than just "Evocation"? yea, actually Evocation is one of the less powerful schools, Basically cause everything that can be done with evocation can be done better with illusions |
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Feb 21 2008, 03:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Houston Member No.: 13,369 |
ahh cool, I'm glad you asked this. It was something I hadn't realized and wouldn't have thought to ask. I'm in the middle of trying to nail down the rules as best I can before I start my new SR4 game.
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Feb 21 2008, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 21 2008, 09:10 AM) yea, actually Evocation is one of the less powerful schools, Basically cause everything that can be done with evocation can be done better with illusions I disbelieve that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Feb 21 2008, 03:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Houston Member No.: 13,369 |
Wild Magic trumps all!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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