Character critique: Norse ally spirit Options

[vollmond]

Just want to make sure I have a good hold on these rules, before I go sinking this much Karma in one place (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Name:

Æsa (pronounced "ayssah")

44 Karma

Force 4 (32 Karma)

Free form:

Pixie form (but smaller - think Tinkerbell. Something of a Norse forest tree-spirit)

Extra form (2 karma each):

Dragon form (again smaller - size of a saint bernhard, or a bit bigger)

Free Powers:

Astral Form
Banishing Resistance
Realistic Form
Sapience
Sense Link
Materialization

Free Powers (1 per point of Force):

Elemental Attack (fire, only used in dragon form)
Energy Aura (fire, only used in dragon form)
Confusion
Natural Weapon (claws/bite, DV = Force, only used in dragon form)

Free Skills:

Assensing
Astral Combat
Dodge
Perception
Unarmed Combat

Extra skills (5 Karma each):

Exotic Ranged Weapon (Elemental Attack)
Flight

Spells (5 Karma each):

none

Have I missed anything an ally really should have?

[JoelHalpern]

I don't know that it falls into "really should have", or whether it is appropriate to a Norse tradition, but I am very partial to the movement and concealment powers.

Yours,
Joel

[BookWyrm]

Interesting though.

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While I think you can get away with the Pixie/Norse-forest tree-spirit form, the Saint Bernard 'dragon' needs a bit more description. Does it have wings, and are they mostly for show, since the spirit has Flight anyway? Is it patterned after an European/Western Dragon, or more closer to it's legendary description? I can imagine something like you briefly describe, but without wings.

Don't mind me, I'm nit-picking.

[vollmond]

the Saint Bernard 'dragon' needs a bit more description

I should have been more descriptive. Specifically, I like the artwork on pg 103 of Street Magic, but bigger (say, the size of a Saint Bernard)

I am very partial to the movement and concealment powers.

I was seriously considering Concealment. Torn on whether it's worth the 5 Karma to me, though..

EDIT: spelling

[Ryu]

Magical Guard would be nice (Guardian). Make that 8 karma, or force 5.

[vollmond]

Make that 8 karma, or force 5.

Good point.

Magical Guard would be nice (Guardian).

She would still need the Counterspelling skill, though. 5 Karma on top of the power. I'm surprised it's that expensive when a bound spirit can already put that many dice into aiding my own Counterspelling. Guess the power would allow her to do it when away from me though. I'm being persuaded with that thinking now... my team's vampire is guardian of a young girl who tends to be a target when out getting ice cream. *sigh*

[BookWyrm]

Vollmond, the image you mention is on p.104 (at least in my printing), but that's OK, I got the reference.

Hmmm, yes, I could see that. No forearms (like in the illustration) or with?

[vollmond]

Vollmond, the image you mention is on p.104 (at least in my printing), but that's OK, I got the reference.

Oops, yes, pg 104

Hmmm, yes, I could see that. No forearms (like in the illustration) or with?

Ugh I sat here and reread your note and looked at the picture in Street Magic for at least 10 minutes, wondering "why would a dragon have firearms???" and then my brain fixed itself and I actually read what you wrote (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

To be honest, I hadn't noticed the one in the picture lacked them, until you mentioned it. Thinking more now, I think I do like they way that one is portrayed, so I'll go with no forearms.

And flaming, of course (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[toturi]

What powers you want to give your Ally is actually dependent on your PC. If the PC already has a lot of Counterspelling dice, you might want to look at Guard(no glitch), Movement or Concealment(if you do not have a lot of Infiltration/Disguise dice).

Personally the top 3 powers I would assign an Ally Spirit are:

1) Guard, saves those Edge for the times you really need it and not just you, your buddies can benefit too.

2) Concealment, frankly stacking more dice into the Stealth skill group will get you diminishing returns, why not just remove dice from the other guy's dice pools?

3) Movement, this is for the times when you need the run part of Shadowrun. Run away fast!