| From: | Chuck Stevens <harmonix@**.NET> |
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| Subject: | Adept Enchanting [Was: Re: [SR3] Shielding (was Area Spells)] |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:35:41 -0700 |
> From: Chuck Stevens <harmonix@**.NET>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: [SR3] Shielding (was Area Spells)
> Date: Thursday, August 07, 1997 3:27 PM
>
> Hey, I'm just quoting the rules. The description of the Creator
Idol in
> the Germany Sourcebook doesn't say anything about Shamanic Adepts getting
> to use all concentrations of Enchanting. Sure, full Shamans following
> Creator get +2 to all Enchanting tests, but extending that to mean that
> Shamanic Adepts following Creator can use all aspects of Enchanting
> (instead of just Talismongering) is a bit of a reach.
> Plus, the BBB says that Shamanic Adepts "can *only* cast spells
or conjure
> spirits for which a totem would offer modifiers". Enchanting is a
General
> Skill of its own, not connected to Spellcasting or Conjuring, and
therefore
> is not covered by this statement. I would rule that shamanic adepts
> following Creator get +2 for Enchanting tests, but only for the
> Talismongering concentration.
>
Here I go, responding to myself... You should hear me when I'm home
alone... :)
I'm going to take back part of what I just said above. While it is
technically correct (in my way of looking at things, AAR), I overlooked one
detail. The Creator Idol has no modifiers for any type of spellcasting,
which tells me that shamanic adepts following Creator cannot cast spells.
(They get a bonus for conjuring hearth and city spirits, though.) In light
of this limitation, I would rule that shamanic adepts following Creator get
unrestricted access to all concentrations of Enchanting.
How's that?
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Chuck Stevens
harmonix@**.net
"If your god is so omnipotent,
why does he need my money?"
- Salmoneus
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