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Message no. 1
From: "Ubiratan P. Alberton" <ubiratan@**.HOMESHOPPING.COM.BR>
Subject: Re: Insect Adepts and Joinings (was RE: Its that time of the
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:35:18 -0300
Danyel N Woods escreveu:


> So I'm stuck with either mundanes, flesh- and true-forms, or full-blown
> spell-slingers? <Growl of frustration.> Since the team has only an NPC
> Sorcery Adept (albeit initiated) to throw spells at the bad guys, I was
> hoping I could make up some bug-boys with slightly more limited magical
> vocabularies - something the PCs could 'blind-side'.

You could make a "beginner" shaman, with fewer spells and minions
than the
average stereotypical "powerful villian"...

> <Thought strikes.> Another question: do those bonded with an Insect
> Spirit retain any magical ability they may have had before the joining,
> or is that destroyed by the bonding process?


It's up to you, really, but I would say it depends on how much is
left from
the body. True forms are normal spirits, but the flesh ones would retain
all abilities
of the "former ocupant" of the body.

Ubiratan
Message no. 2
From: Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Insect Adepts and Joinings (was RE: Its that time of the
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:24:32 EDT
In a message dated 4/29/98 9:24:30 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
9604801@********.AC.NZ writes:

> So I'm stuck with either mundanes, flesh- and true-forms, or full-blown
> spell-slingers? <Growl of frustration.> Since the team has only an NPC
> Sorcery Adept (albeit initiated) to throw spells at the bad guys, I was
> hoping I could make up some bug-boys with slightly more limited magical
> vocabularies - something the PCs could 'blind-side'.

Remember, whatever you come up with in your House Rules, is totally up to you.
Us, we variate their spell bonuses at least, and occasionally give them
benefits of certain other types of spirits (depending on the game).

You could consider the "Insect Shamans" to have something in common with the
"Loa", from the POV of game mechanics at least. Sure they don't gain benefits
to conjuring "normal spirits", but perhaps they gain other benefits instead.

> <Thought strikes.> Another question: do those bonded with an Insect
> Spirit retain any magical ability they may have had before the joining,
> or is that destroyed by the bonding process?

Good question, especially if a "Good Merge" is attained. I could see some
Mantid's having this, a way of using the "Mutations" concept from CalFree, and
giving the "new ability" an explanation at the same time. Though admittedly,
the idea of giving a Mantid Spirit Sorcery Skill does frighten me somewhat.

-K

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