From:	ANGLISS BRIAN EDWARD <angliss@****.Colorado.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Strange Spirits
Date:	Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:04:11 -0700 (MST)

On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Mark L. Neidengard wrote:
> Before we argue about this any further, did you folks actually coordinate the
> writeup about this little episode? What is the author of the writeup's
> notion of how powerful the "thing" was supposed to be?

As was said after this originally, I did the write up in this regard all
by myself, so I'm the only one to blame. :)

A couple of additional comments before I say how powerful it is.

Even Shade's not good enough to banish a free spirit without it's true
name, so the banishing test would fail regardless of whether it's a free
spirit or a critter. You can't destroy a free spirit without the true
name, and that requires an Astral Quest, the knowledge of the home
metaplane, etc. and Shade wouldn't have had the opportunity in combat to
get all that. Now, sure, but not then.

Just trying to clear that aspect up.

As to how poweful I figured it would be, well, it's less powerful than
the toxic in the blue suit(I did like the comment about the only creature
with that bad taste in clothing having to be toxic, though. Just an
aside), but he's huge. Assuming it to be a free spirit, figure it's
about a Force 8, Spirit Energy of 5 or 6, with the Free Spirit Powers of
Aura Masking, Dispelling, Personal Domain(Phenom Penh facility). And
since an Air elemental is probably the closest thing, or maybe a free but
now bonded Ally would be possible too, for the additional powers of 3-D
movement, Sorcery, Manifestion, and Immunity to Normal Weapons.

The free ally would give the closest approximation to what it would
really be, since it could dispell incoming spells, use spells to do some
of the stuff. If not, then a free air elemental is probably next.

Assuming it's a free spirit. So far I've still only seen a couple of
opinions. Any others?

Brian