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Caadium
Okay, I'm in the car so my resources aren't all here. Sorry if I'm just missing something. I'm working on some things for my next campaign; so of you are of my players GET OUT. Now that I've gotten that out of the way here are my questions:

1. Is there a time limit for how long a free possession spirit can possess a vessel? For example, how long can a Master Shedim possess one body?

2. Related to the above question, do bodies possessed by a Master Shedim decay and rot?

Thanks for your input.
pbangarth
1.) Shedim are spirits, and therefore immortal, and free spirits to boot, so they don't worry about time limits for services. They can possess forever, as long as the body holds up.

2.) If the Shedim has the optional power regeneration, or it is a Master Shedim which has that as a regular power, then by the description under the Free Spirit power of Regeneration (SM page 109-110) the body will regenerate to a semblance of life. Regeneration will continuously combat decay and rot.
Caadium
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 9 2011, 09:13 PM) *
1.) Shedim are spirits, and therefore immortal, and free spirits to boot, so they don't worry about time limits for services. They can possess forever, as long as the body holds up.

2.) If the Shedim has the optional power regeneration, or it is a Master Shedim which has that as a regular power, then by the description under the Free Spirit power of Regeneration (SM page 109-110) the body will regenerate to a semblance of life. Regeneration will continuously combat decay and rot.

I hadn't thought about Regeneration, but overall it seems like it all works about as I was thinking/hoping.

The game us going to be a Fallout style survival game set in Chicago. That being said I know everyone will be thinking about bugs, but I'm going to keep bugs to a very minimum. Knowing players, any powerful female NPCs will instantly be suspected as mantids, but this let's me use a different magical threat they won't be thinking of.

I plan to catch them in the middle of a new conflict between the bugs and a Master Shedim. Aside from FAB and bugs the desolation of Chicago send prime for shedim to me.
pbangarth
"Whaddaya mean, 'The insect repellent has no effect'?"
Caadium
And hopefully that then leads to, "So, how do we stop the shedim without helping the bugs, our vice-versa? And most importantly, how do we get our of alive?"
Dakka Dakka
Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!

Oh wait, they already did that. Damn.
pbangarth
I always wondered why they only sent one missile. It's not like there aren't a few extra lying around.
Irion
Probably Fallout.
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