 Quick Spirit Question, Banishing and Disruption |
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 Aug 17 2004, 06:23 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 9-October 02 Member No.: 3,430  |
In a game i ran over the weekend, i was using a free spirit NPC that was kinda like magical backup for the pc's.
An unseen battle between the spirit and an NPC mage ensued. I told the pc's that they could "feel" spirit leave. Don't ask, long story. Now i know its not likely the mage banished the spirit. So how does disruption work? Does banishment to a free spirit kill it permanenetly or does disruption kill it permanently? If he's not dead how can the pc's resummon him? |
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Aug 17 2004, 06:52 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,512 Joined: 16-August 03 From: Northampton Member No.: 5,499 |
If the free spirit got disrupted it is gone 28-force days (it's in MitS) unless the pc does an astral quest to the spirits metaplane to get it back sooner(rating of quest = Spirits force)
I think i got that right.... |
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Aug 17 2004, 07:15 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Modesto, CA Member No.: 6,465 |
IIRC, you can't really "kill" a sprit of any kind, only make it take a vacation of sorts...I think there was an exception, but I can't remember atm.
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Aug 17 2004, 07:32 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
Deadly Physical damage to the spirit's astral form will permanently destroy a spirit. Just about anything short of that (including Deadly Physical damage to its materialized form) only disrupts it.
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Aug 17 2004, 09:22 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
My related question would be, what happens to those spirits that are merely disrupted, but usually have a hard time getting to our plane (e.g. bugs).
If I'm a bug shaman, and I summon a true form, it gestates in the human, then eats him/her, and that supposedly provides the bug some sort of anchor to this world. But if I disrupt the spirit, and it goes back to the bug astral plane, can it get back after its 28 days are done? |
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Aug 17 2004, 11:08 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Flesh forms are not treated like other spirits. True forms don't need a human host. Since true form bugs don't have the additional mortality of a host, they can reform themselves in the home plane just as other spirits.
[edit]On rereading the intro, yes true forms do need to use a host for a bit, but then seem to obey all the normal spirit rules. |
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Aug 18 2004, 02:14 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
What about flesh forms? They're tied to the host body, so if I give one deadly stun damage it's knocked out, not dispelled, right?
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Aug 18 2004, 04:12 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Yup, IIRC that is.
You have to destroy the physical form (D Physical Damage), then it's gone I believe, but at least it's gone for good. |
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