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Message no. 1
From: The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Physads and Shielding
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 03:35:49 CET
Carter said:

> Answer: After a not so quick check through the rules, I have come to this
> conclusion. Physical Adepts who possess the Sorcery skill can use spell
> defense and shielding if they are initiates. I say this for several
> reasons. Physical Adepts are Magicians, and only Magicians can use the
> magical skills, thus Physical Adpets can use Sorcery. Although they cannot
> cast spells or summon spirits the rules never state that Physical Adepts
> don't have a magic pool. If they do have one, then spell defense is the
> one thing they can do with it. Thus any physical adept Initiate with
> Sorcery can use shielding.
Sorry, Carter, but I must redirect your attention to the rule book (and, like
you, this isn't a flame. I had been planning on responding this, and just
recently got the time & read the rules) for Physads and Magic. According to
the rules, Physads do NOT get a magic pool. It says that specifically.
Unfortunately, I don't recall whether it's referring to ALL adepts, or just
Physads. However, since they don't have a magic pool, they can't get either
Spell Defense or Shielding. I would LIKE for them to be able to do that,
but alas, they cannot.

Rev (who is playing a JLC Null, as opposed to a Physad with spell defense)
Message no. 2
From: bellovar@***.WISC.EDU
Subject: Re: Physads and Shielding
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 06:37:13 CDT
] According to the rules, Physads do NOT get a magic pool. It says that
] specifically. Unfortunately, I don't recall whether it's referring to
] ALL adepts, or just Physads. However, since they don't have a magic
] pool, they can't get either Spell Defense or Shielding.
]
] Rev (who is playing a JLC Null, as opposed to a Physad with spell defense)


Reverend - as I recall - what you are referring to says that PhysAdepts
do not have an astral magic pool. Perhaps somewhere in the book that I
have missed it also says that they do not have a normal magic pool, but
that I have not read (or do not recall).

From the fact that they do not have an astral pool, one could extrapolate
either way, that they lack a true magic pool, or that they lack an astral
magic pool because they can merely percieve and not project.

If you have a page number for the general magic pool rule, send it my way
either via a post or private mail, just so I know....

-- CrossFire --

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