Grimtooth
Aug 17 2004, 06:23 PM
In a game i ran over the weekend, i was using a free spirit NPC that was kinda like magical backup for the pc's.
An unseen battle between the spirit and an NPC mage ensued. I told the pc's that they could "feel" spirit leave. Don't ask, long story.
Now i know its not likely the mage banished the spirit. So how does disruption work?
Does banishment to a free spirit kill it permanenetly or does disruption kill it permanently?
If he's not dead how can the pc's resummon him?
Shockwave_IIc
Aug 17 2004, 06:52 PM
If the free spirit got disrupted it is gone 28-force days (it's in MitS) unless the pc does an astral quest to the spirits metaplane to get it back sooner(rating of quest = Spirits force)
I think i got that right....
GrinderTheTroll
Aug 17 2004, 07:15 PM
IIRC, you can't really "kill" a sprit of any kind, only make it take a vacation of sorts...I think there was an exception, but I can't remember atm.
Ol' Scratch
Aug 17 2004, 07:32 PM
Deadly Physical damage to the spirit's astral form will permanently destroy a spirit. Just about anything short of that (including Deadly Physical damage to its materialized form) only disrupts it.
Apathy
Aug 17 2004, 09:22 PM
My related question would be, what happens to those spirits that are merely disrupted, but usually have a hard time getting to our plane (e.g. bugs).
If I'm a bug shaman, and I summon a true form, it gestates in the human, then eats him/her, and that supposedly provides the bug some sort of anchor to this world. But if I disrupt the spirit, and it goes back to the bug astral plane, can it get back after its 28 days are done?
Herald of Verjigorm
Aug 17 2004, 11:08 PM
Flesh forms are not treated like other spirits. True forms don't need a human host. Since true form bugs don't have the additional mortality of a host, they can reform themselves in the home plane just as other spirits.
[edit]On rereading the intro, yes true forms do need to use a host for a bit, but then seem to obey all the normal spirit rules.
Apathy
Aug 18 2004, 02:14 PM
What about flesh forms? They're tied to the host body, so if I give one deadly stun damage it's knocked out, not dispelled, right?
Bigity
Aug 18 2004, 04:12 PM
Yup, IIRC that is.
You have to destroy the physical form (D Physical Damage), then it's gone I believe, but at least it's gone for good.
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