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Whether positive or negative, in game terms background
count reduces a character’s Magic attribute by its absolute value.
count reduces a character’s Magic attribute by its absolute value.
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Adepts that suffer a reduced Magic
attribute temporarily lose powers as
a result; the player must choose 1
Power Point worth of powers to be
nullified for each point of Magic reduction.
attribute temporarily lose powers as
a result; the player must choose 1
Power Point worth of powers to be
nullified for each point of Magic reduction.
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Filtering
Prerequisite: Cleansing (p. 55)
This advanced form of Cleansing allows an initiate to weave
a construct of temporary disruptive energies around her person
using her Counterspelling skill. This temporary astral construct,
called a “weave,” dissipates the normal warping effects of positive
background count (and only background count) on ambient
mana, effectively filtering it into a neutral state. The magician can
then tap this “purified” mana to power her spellcasting, ignoring
the usual interference of aspected background count (p. 117).
This technique may be applied against the effects of domains and
mana warps, but not mana ebbs or voids. The filtering effect is
localized and normally not perceivable on the astral plane when
used in an area saturated with background count.
To use Filtering, the character takes a Complex Action to
perform a Magic + Counterspelling Test with a threshold equal
to the local background count minus the character’s initiate grade
(minimum of 1). Note that background count does not affect the
character’s Magic for this test. Each net hit temporarily reduces the
effective background count for the initiate by 1. The filter operates
for (Magic) turns before becoming “clogged” and collapsing.
Prerequisite: Cleansing (p. 55)
This advanced form of Cleansing allows an initiate to weave
a construct of temporary disruptive energies around her person
using her Counterspelling skill. This temporary astral construct,
called a “weave,” dissipates the normal warping effects of positive
background count (and only background count) on ambient
mana, effectively filtering it into a neutral state. The magician can
then tap this “purified” mana to power her spellcasting, ignoring
the usual interference of aspected background count (p. 117).
This technique may be applied against the effects of domains and
mana warps, but not mana ebbs or voids. The filtering effect is
localized and normally not perceivable on the astral plane when
used in an area saturated with background count.
To use Filtering, the character takes a Complex Action to
perform a Magic + Counterspelling Test with a threshold equal
to the local background count minus the character’s initiate grade
(minimum of 1). Note that background count does not affect the
character’s Magic for this test. Each net hit temporarily reduces the
effective background count for the initiate by 1. The filter operates
for (Magic) turns before becoming “clogged” and collapsing.
The filtering power specifies that "The magician can
then tap this “purified” mana to power her spellcasting, ignoring
the usual interference of aspected background count" (emphasis mine). Does this mean that a Mystic Adept with Filtering can only filter for purposes of spellcasting, or was this an oversight in the description, and it was intended they be able to free up their magic rating for any purpose (other adept powers too?)
Any Errata or FAQ information I am missing? Please share your thoughts.