Message no. 1

From:	Twist <winterh@******.EMICH.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Hermetics VS Shamans
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 1994 15:31:00 EDT

> >It certainly wouldn't hurt to have another elemental for mages to work
> >with - It might even help balance out between Mages and Shamans see as
> >how Shaman seem to have most of the magical benefits..
> >-----------------GRANITE
> As someone shamantic spirits are limited to where they can go. They do
> not get the powers of aid sorcery, sustain spell, learn spell. Shamans also
> have to pay for their spirits where they are. Hermetics have charisma
> elementals on "hold" that they have already summoned and taken drain for.
> Elementals do not dissapear after 12 hours. Let's see a shaman pop up six or
> so force 6 spirits in 2 turns and not suffer some severe drain .

Shamans certainly aren't more powerful than Hermetics. According to
the Black Book pg 139, last sentence in the third paragraph under
Summoning Nature Spirits, "A shaman can summon only one nature spirit
or have one in service to him at one time."
A Hermetic on the other hand can have up to his Charisma in Elementals.