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Message no. 1
From: Lars M Ericson <lericson@***.EDU>
Subject: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 18:59:41 CST
Is it possible for a physical adept to have a Magic Pool if he or she
has purchased a Sorcery skill? If so, then is it possible for a
physical adept initiate to use the metamagic skill of shielding?

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Message no. 2
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 10:49:52 -0500
>>>>> "LME" == Lars M Ericson <lericson@***.edu> writes:

LME> Is it possible for a physical adept to have a Magic Pool if he or she
LME> has purchased a Sorcery skill?

No. Only spellchuckers get a Magic Pool. Physical and Conjuring Adepts do
not get a Magic Pool, ever.

LME> If so, then is it possible for a physical adept initiate to use the
LME> metamagic skill of shielding?

Of course not.

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Message no. 3
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 11:44:03 -0600
No. Physical adepts are specfically disallowed from having a magic
pool. It says so in SRII somewhere, I don't remember the page.

The only use for sorcery as a physical adept is to attack while astrally
percieving.

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Message no. 4
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 14:11:41 -0700
>Is it possible for a physical adept to have a Magic Pool if he or she
>has purchased a Sorcery skill? If so, then is it possible for a
>physical adept initiate to use the metamagic skill of shielding?


Magic Pool - NO

Shielding - NO, because no magic pool
(I personally allow a shielding for Phy Ad's = to either
their grade or their grade/2 = I haven't had the players
come against one yet so I haven't really worried to much
about it.)


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Message no. 5
From: Michael Garoni <Michael_Garoni@****.INTERSOLV.COM>
Subject: Re[2]: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 12:20:00 LCL
:]>Is it possible for a physical adept to have a Magic Pool if he or she
:]>has purchased a Sorcery skill? If so, then is it possible for a
:]>physical adept initiate to use the metamagic skill of shielding?
:]
:]Magic Pool - NO
I agree with this

:]
:]Shielding - NO, because no magic pool
:] (I personally allow a shielding for Phy Ad's = to either
:] their grade or their grade/2 = I haven't had the players
:] come against one yet so I haven't really worried to much
:] about it.)
I disagree totally. Unless I have missed something somewhere, according to my
copy of the Grimoire II, an initiate gains an "Additional number of shielding
dice BEYOND those available from his magic pool". Nowhere does it say that you
need a Magic Pool to use meta shielding. If your magic pool is 0 (ie you don't
have one) then you can still have additional dice. ie 0 + 2 = 2. They can't
use normal shielding - fer sure, but they CAN use metashielding.

Sorry, no page numbers - I got this over the phone, but it is in the section
entitled "The Higher Mysteries", under Metamagic, Shielding.

-Obi Wan
Message no. 6
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 17:39:10 -0800
Lars M Ericson asked:

>>Is it possible for a physical adept to have a Magic Pool if he or she
>>has purchased a Sorcery skill?

No, Physical adepts can only use the Sorcery skill for mundane purposes.

>>If so, then is it possible for a physical adept initiate to use the metamagic
>>skill of shielding?

See first response.

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Message no. 7
From: Andrew Kwong <NY931480@******.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 12:40:33 EST
I'm new to Shadowrun so I might have misread the rules, but according to
Grimoire II, doesn't an Initiate get an Astral Pool (equal to the initiate
grade rating) or does that rule not apply to Physical Adepts? If they do get
a Astral Pool, shouldn't they be able to use it for Shielding?

The rules aren't very clear about what metamagic the Physical Adept Initiate
can get besides centering, so can someone explain this to me, please.

Andrew
Message no. 8
From: Matt <mosbun@******.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Phys Ad and Magic Pools
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 14:06:25 -0500
Offhand I can't think of any reason why the PhysAd wouldn't get an astral p
pool. But the astral pool isn't used for metamagic. I believe it's used for
Astral Combat, and the like.

Matt

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