 What's an ally's magic rating?, I have a player who conjured one . . . |
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 Dec 28 2004, 04:16 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 12-April 04 From: Lacey, Washington Member No.: 6,237  |
I've got a player who conjured an ally spirit as part of an initiation. MitS says that allies are subject to drain as normal (page 109). It's careful to spell out that it has a sorcery rating equal to its creators and a spell pool equal to force, but nowhere does it say magic rating?
Is it equal to the casters? Allies take their caster's mental attributes, but Magic isn't a mental attribute . . . Is it equal to force? Is it 1? The point paid in by the creator?? Any thoughts? What do you use in your game? |
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Dec 28 2004, 04:31 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i'd assume it's equal to Force. it doesn't say anything about it in the rules for the Sorcery power.
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Dec 28 2004, 07:27 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
Go with Force. It's consistant with most other rulings.
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Dec 28 2004, 03:56 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 19-October 04 Member No.: 6,771 |
My suggestion is to read through the Spirit section in Mits and not the Ally section, I'm almost positive that this is covered there. But from memory... I think it's the ally's force.
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Dec 28 2004, 05:53 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
the Sorery power doesn't say anything about an effective Magic rating. it says that the spirit has a starting Sorcery skill equal to SE (that's different for ally spirits), and that they can't cast any spell at a force higher than their Force.
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Dec 28 2004, 07:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 12-April 04 From: Lacey, Washington Member No.: 6,237 |
Vaggranttimelord, free spirits that use sorcery aren't subject to drain which I imagine is why they are limited to their force for spellcasting. Allies get a sorcery equal to their creator's rather than spirit energy, and know one of their creator's spells as well.
I think I'm going to go with Force for this one. Since magic rating starts out equal to essence for characters and essence is equal to force for most spirits . . . |
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
Dec 28 2004, 07:29 PM
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The Magical Skills (viz., Sorcery or Conjuring) critter power states that a creature's Magic Attribute is equal to Essence. Critters, 12. The critter rules generally apply to spirits, which reinforces the presumption of Magic Attribute=Essence=Force.
This post has been edited by Crimsondude 2.0: Dec 28 2004, 07:45 PM |
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Dec 28 2004, 08:10 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
oh. yeah. heh, forgot about that. i knew there was a reason for thinking force = magic.
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
Dec 28 2004, 08:21 PM
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Guests |
Well, aside from simple logic.
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Dec 31 2004, 03:15 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 19-October 04 Member No.: 6,771 |
Clyde, I did actually know that they didn't take drain, but thank you for stating it for everyone else seeing as I forgot. :spin:
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Dec 31 2004, 06:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 12-April 04 From: Lacey, Washington Member No.: 6,237 |
No problem, VT. I just wanted to be clear on why I wasn't basing my analysis on the free spirit sorcery powers . . .
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