From:	Fixer <fixer@*******.TLH.FL.US>
Subject:	Re: Pawns for SR
Date:	Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:57:56 -0400

On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Patrick Goodman wrote:

->>->And I kind of question letting a physical mage do this; just
->>->doesn't seem right to me, though I honestly couldn't tell you why.
->>
->>Physical mages focus their magic in the material world. I figured
->>that would be very appropriate for someone to make a spirit being
->>bound to the physical plane.
->
->Yeah, but they also split their magical abilities between being mages and
->kicking ass as adepts (if I remember everything correctly; I could be
->objecting inappropriately here on this). I would think that split, and
->their reduced magic abilities as a result would make them less than ideal
->for this kind of thing, especially when it came to soaking the drain (some
->of the spells might have to be of a sufficient Force that he risks some
->major physical drain, versus stunning drain).

I didn't say it would be EASY, I just said it would be possible if
they 1) Had Sorcery, 2) Had Enchanting and 3) Had Conjuring. They would
need all three because they are all required in making the pawn.

->It's not inconceivable that I've misunderstood things, since magic is not my
->forte.

Magic in any game is my fave.

->>->>This process
->>->>takes 28 days, regardless of the number of successes rolled.
->>->
->>->Why the set time period?
->>
->>How would you reduce it using an open test?
->
->Good point; it just doesn't seem in keeping with a lot of the other similar
->procedures in Grimmy that get reduced in time depending on how you roll.
->Perhaps something like "36 days minus the result of the open test"? Which
->still seems clunky, but it allows a little variation while still making this
->a long, drawn-out process.

Actually, if you look at hw to make Orichalcum, the base time
cannot be reduced and is fixed at 28 days. I saw the precendent and used
it.

->>->David, I'm going to admit up front that I'm not much into magic, so
->>->I might be missing something, but how is that any different from
->>->building a host homonculus from GRIMOIRE? (I might find the answer
->>->later on; bear with me.)
->>
->>This creature is not an ally, and not NEARLY as friendly toward
->>the mage. It's a spirit who's been trapped in a shell not it's own
->>and is very unhappy about it.
->
->You might consider adding an entry or two to the diary indicating that his
->creations don't seem to be very charitable...something to indicate this,
->because I didn't get this impression from what was presented. I got the
->impression that it was just a stupid chunk of animated rock, since I don't
->recall you mentioning anything in the good doctor's diary about summoning
->spirits to animate them. He seemed just another Frankenstein
->wannabe...which might have been the impression you wanted to leave, but it
->seemed unclear.

I didn't want it to be clear. You fear the unknown, not what you
know. Making pawns is one of those "bordering on black" magicks. In the
last step of making an pawn it details what happens of the pawn goes free.
I left the diary open for interpretation. Dr. Insane Mage (his name in
Spanish) created a flesh golem, using blood magic, in the manner akin to
Dr. Frankenstein. His creation is still at large in Aztlan's mountains,
FYI, as a powerful Free Pawn (Force rating whatever the GM deems
appropriate, skill should be equivalent).
I don't plan on PCs using this too often due to price and time
restraints.

->>By being 'stupid' it has a better chance of being released
->>by being destroyed.
->
->Gotcha.
->
->>->You might consider reformatting the table; it came out looking
->>->something like this:
->>
->>Best I could do with what I had. It looked fine to me in fixed
->>font.
->
->I read all this in a fixed font, too, and it looked a bit on the mangled
->side.

When I put it on my page, I'll be making it in a table with fixed
width, to make printing easier.

Fixer --------------} The easy I do before breakfast,
the difficult I do all day long,
the impossible only during the week,
and miracles performed on an as-needed basis....

Now tell me, what was your problem?