QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Sep 19 2008, 03:19 PM)

How often, exactly, does that really even come up?
Depends on the GM. But if someone has a Fetish for each and every spell then I would say that random amounts of them should lost now and then.
Not to mention that there will be times when the character isn't wearing them (bathing, showering etc) or when said caster is hit by a toxic wave that melts all those delicate items...
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Even if you do lose one, it's just a matter of going to your talismonger and buying a new one. Or hell, just keeping spares around the house and on your person.
True, but they can be traced by ritual magic...
Then we have the part where you might need to have on specific for your tradition - personally I don't like the fact that one can buy them like so many quik-e-mart or 7-eleven items as they should be specific for your tradition.
A techno mage that have commlinks, guns, electronic devices as fetishes might be a bit confused when he is given a feather and bead armband by the native american eagle shaman talismonger...