 Mage vs. Shaman |
 Feb 7 2005, 05:18 AM
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Got this idea from a post in another thread. If you had to pick one to play over the other, which would you prefer and why?
Myself, I'm voting Mage. I like being able to keep elementals on call (not hindered by the sun-up/sun-down time restriction). I also like that the method of magic is based more on a mathematical approach, less on a connection with the environment. |
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Crimson Jack Mage vs. Shaman Feb 7 2005, 05:18 AM
kevyn668 Here we go.
I went Mage. I just don't like s... Feb 7 2005, 05:19 AM Kagetenshi Mage. Enough of this "faith-based" magic... Feb 7 2005, 05:20 AM Crimson Jack Oh, please elaborate kevyn. Lets heat this thread... Feb 7 2005, 05:20 AM Sammiel i voted shaman, but thats because the spontaneous ... Feb 7 2005, 05:23 AM Capt. Dave Mages just seem more fun; I just like playing them... Feb 7 2005, 05:23 AM kevyn668 QUOTE (Crimson Jack @ Feb 7 2005, 12:20 AM) O... Feb 7 2005, 05:27 AM CanvasBack Shaman. Sure, you have to drink the Kool-AidTM b... Feb 7 2005, 05:29 AM Crimson Jack QUOTE (Capt. Dave) I've just now started playi... Feb 7 2005, 05:30 AM Capt. Dave So I wasn't the only one to notice the lack of... Feb 7 2005, 05:34 AM kevyn668 QUOTE (CanvasBack) Shaman. Sure, you have to drin... Feb 7 2005, 05:34 AM Toshiaki And on this weeks episode of "The Odd Coven..... Feb 7 2005, 05:36 AM lorthazar Personally I like the Shaman just a bit better tha... Feb 7 2005, 05:57 AM kevyn668 QUOTE Shamans are infinitely more flexible, but su... Feb 7 2005, 06:05 AM toturi Shamans are more flexible, even with their totem d... Feb 7 2005, 06:13 AM Crimson Jack QUOTE (toturi) Shamans are more flexible, even wit... Feb 7 2005, 06:31 AM CanvasBack QUOTE (kevyn668) I can make a pretty good mage wit... Feb 7 2005, 06:32 AM Crimson Jack QUOTE (CanvasBack) Just a strong personal relation... Feb 7 2005, 06:35 AM CanvasBack QUOTE (Crimson Jack) QUOTE (CanvasBack @ Feb ... Feb 7 2005, 06:40 AM Fortune Shaman all the way! I've played my share o... Feb 7 2005, 06:49 AM Garland Shaman. Totems (Idols, whatever) are great hooks.... Feb 7 2005, 12:26 PM Grinder Mages. I think they are more versatile, avoiding t... Feb 7 2005, 12:27 PM Fortune QUOTE (Grinder @ Feb 7 2005, 11:27 PM) And El... Feb 7 2005, 12:49 PM Grinder A while back the mage i played was well-kwown for ... Feb 7 2005, 12:55 PM Xirces QUOTE (Fortune) QUOTE (Grinder @ Feb 7 2005, ... Feb 7 2005, 01:13 PM JoeJones I chose shaman, since I like having hooks to help ... Feb 7 2005, 01:26 PM U_Fester QUOTE (CanvasBack) Shaman. Sure, you have to drin... Feb 7 2005, 02:41 PM James McMurray I've played one spellcaster and he was a wolf ... Feb 7 2005, 04:22 PM Lindt From a purely roleplaying angle I like shamens bet... Feb 7 2005, 04:29 PM CanvasBack QUOTE (U_Fester @ Feb 7 2005, 09:41 AM) QUOTE... Feb 7 2005, 06:38 PM U_Fester QUOTE (CanvasBack) I guess I'll have to keep a... Feb 7 2005, 07:10 PM Eyeless Blond I like the flavor of mages better, but when you ge... Feb 8 2005, 01:02 AM hahnsoo That's only if you own your own library. A lo... Feb 8 2005, 01:06 AM tisoz What does it cost to 'rent' a hermetic lib... Feb 8 2005, 01:56 AM Crimson Jack I wouldn't imagine that the variety of library... Feb 8 2005, 04:12 AM kevyn668 QUOTE (Crimson Jack) I wouldn't imagine that t... Feb 8 2005, 04:15 AM Sandoval Smith I think that MitS has rules for renting Hermetic l... Feb 8 2005, 05:32 AM Dancer QUOTE (tisoz @ Feb 8 2005, 01:56 AM) What doe... Feb 8 2005, 05:40 AM tisoz That is why mages rule. They can start with a rat... Feb 8 2005, 07:26 AM Dancer To start with all three libraries at a decent leve... Feb 8 2005, 01:41 PM akarenti I think the extra expense of a mage is worth it be... Feb 8 2005, 02:11 PM NightHaunter This is close about 55% mage.
And about 45% shaman... Feb 8 2005, 05:08 PM Birdy As the corporate hit team says:
A mage is reso... Feb 8 2005, 05:33 PM Prospero I've tended to play mages in the past. I'v... Feb 8 2005, 06:03 PM Jrayjoker I prefer Shamanic PCs just because the adventure h... Feb 8 2005, 06:04 PM mfb see, there's this perception with shamans that... Feb 8 2005, 06:07 PM Jrayjoker You say that like it is a bad thing mfb.
I like t... Feb 8 2005, 06:32 PM hahnsoo QUOTE (mfb) see, there's this perception with ... Feb 8 2005, 07:18 PM mfb eh. i just don't tend to see the totems as bei... Feb 8 2005, 07:21 PM lorthazar Well, heavy handed does not need to come into the ... Feb 8 2005, 07:30 PM Akai Sokata I picked shaman but sometimes I perfer the mage. t... Mar 10 2005, 07:05 PM mintcar I´m a GM and I picked the shaman because most of t... Mar 10 2005, 07:30 PM Little Bill Mages almost entirely for in-character reasons. T... Mar 10 2005, 07:55 PM Mr.Cato Picked Mage. Mainly because my main character is m... Mar 10 2005, 09:33 PM torzzzzz shaman .... It's for winners!
Anyway noth... Mar 10 2005, 10:31 PM Moonstone Spider Play an Elven Wheel-Magician. Then you get to sum... Mar 11 2005, 12:31 AM Cynic project QUOTE (Fortune) Shaman all the way! I've p... Mar 11 2005, 12:39 AM hobgoblin i voted mage.
but if i ever ended up playing shama... Mar 11 2005, 12:48 AM DragginSPADE I voted mage. There's plenty of roleplaying f... Mar 11 2005, 12:54 AM DrJest No preference one way or the other, tbh.
My longe... Mar 11 2005, 12:58 AM zenpoetsix who says a shaman can't draw magic circles wit... Mar 11 2005, 01:14 AM Fortune QUOTE (Cynic project) I thought you immoral elves ... Mar 11 2005, 01:18 AM Eyeless Blond One big advantage hermatics have over shamans is t... Mar 11 2005, 01:42 AM Chibu I picked Shaman. i think they have more personalit... Mar 11 2005, 01:52 AM Mortax QUOTE (hobgoblin) i voted mage.
but if i ever ende... Mar 11 2005, 06:05 AM Critias Shaman. More spontaneously capable, without all t... Mar 11 2005, 06:46 AM fistandantilus3.0 Shamans, one word: channeling
Quick question thou... Mar 11 2005, 07:25 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) Quick question though, i... Mar 11 2005, 07:28 AM fistandantilus3.0 summoning elementals takes karma to bind them. Cha... Mar 11 2005, 07:45 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Mar 11 2005, 02:45... Mar 11 2005, 07:46 AM FrostyNSO So what are you getting if you purchase them w/ sp... Mar 11 2005, 07:48 AM Crimson Jack What? Where is the karma cost for summoning them ... Mar 11 2005, 07:40 AM fistandantilus3.0 Now just bear in mind, I've only recently swit... Mar 11 2005, 07:41 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (FrostyNSO @ Mar 11 2005, 02:48 AM) So ... Mar 11 2005, 07:41 AM fistandantilus3.0 Now I hope I'm right, other wise I'm losin... Mar 11 2005, 07:51 AM FrostyNSO damn...i just did it for the first time 'cause... Mar 11 2005, 07:44 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (FrostyNSO) damn...i just did it for the fir... Mar 11 2005, 07:47 AM fistandantilus3.0 Well Hell, no karma cost, screw it , change my vot... Mar 11 2005, 07:55 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Mar 11 2005, 02:41... Mar 11 2005, 07:50 AM hahnsoo Ironically, our Raccoon shaman thought the same th... Mar 11 2005, 07:51 AM FrostyNSO QUOTE (hahnsoo) QUOTE (FrostyNSO @ Mar 11 200... Mar 11 2005, 08:03 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (FrostyNSO) Damnit. So If I only paid 4 poi... Mar 11 2005, 08:06 AM fistandantilus3.0 Thanks hahnsoo, gonne go find out what I was smoki... Mar 11 2005, 08:07 AM hahnsoo QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Mar 11 2005, 03:07... Mar 11 2005, 08:03 AM fistandantilus3.0 Well I did take the 'Spirit Affinity' edge... Mar 11 2005, 08:17 AM tisoz QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0)So why re-summon? Save so... Mar 11 2005, 12:04 PM fistandantilus3.0 That's pretty much what I've been doing wi... Mar 11 2005, 12:25 PM Critias Don't forget, I guess some people just run out... Mar 11 2005, 12:25 PM fistandantilus3.0 The thing that I really enjoy about metamagics is ... Mar 11 2005, 12:35 PM Dawnshadow fistandantilus3.0: Maybe house rule a variation on... Mar 11 2005, 12:53 PM Fortune I don't really understand the problem. So what... Mar 11 2005, 03:07 PM Eyeless Blond And they have better Masking, Invoking, etc. Many ... Mar 11 2005, 03:35 PM akarenti Speaking of Metamagics, I think Symbolic Linking i... Mar 11 2005, 11:43 PM Mortax No argument from me. It makes extractions or ass... Mar 12 2005, 06:58 AM fistandantilus3.0 I've been running a game for a voudoon (Ghede)... Mar 12 2005, 08:03 AM fistandantilus3.0 Than again maybe that's just the price the mag... Mar 12 2005, 08:16 AM Snow_Fox Shaman. Beyond the fact the mages cost more, I fee... Mar 12 2005, 04:02 PM Dexy QUOTE (Snow_Fox) spirits allow much more interacti... Mar 12 2005, 05:14 PM akarenti I really hate the "shamans are better for rol... Mar 12 2005, 05:20 PM
DragginSPADE QUOTE (akarenti)I really hate the "shamans ar... Mar 12 2005, 07:29 PM  |
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