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Message no. 1
From: Midn Daniel O Fredrikson <m992148@****.NAVY.MIL>
Subject: spirit power "attack"
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 16:12:07 -0500
in the main book SR2, several natural spirits, like the desert and field
spirits, are given the power 'attack', but this power is never explained,
as far as I know. To confuse matters, elementals are not given this
power, but later they are given a specific attack. Also, slightly off the
topic, the power 'accident' is refered to as not being inharently
dangerout, unless you fall off a cliff, but in all of the stories, the
accidents are really dangerous, like impaling yourself on a sharp rock or
breaking your neck in a tree branch fork.
Message no. 2
From: Timothy P Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: spirit power "attack"
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:11:52 -0800
> in the main book SR2, several natural spirits, like the desert and field
> spirits, are given the power 'attack', but this power is never explained,
> as far as I know. To confuse matters, elementals are not given this
> power, but later they are given a specific attack. Also, slightly off the
> topic, the power 'accident' is refered to as not being inharently
> dangerout, unless you fall off a cliff, but in all of the stories, the
> accidents are really dangerous, like impaling yourself on a sharp rock or
> breaking your neck in a tree branch fork.

I noticed the same thing...If you reference SRI rules, spirits are given attack
stats by type (man, sky, etc..), which can be used in a pinch... I don't
remember if this problem is remedied in the Paranormal Animals of Europe critter
list.

Anybody else know?

~Tim
Message no. 3
From: John Pederson <Canthros@***.COM>
Subject: Re: spirit power "attack"
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 16:45:32 -0500
In a message dated 96-11-18 16:09:24 EST, you write:

>in the main book SR2, several natural spirits, like the desert and field
>spirits, are given the power 'attack', but this power is never explained,
>as far as I know. To confuse matters, elementals are not given this
>power, but later they are given a specific attack. Also, slightly off the
>topic, the power 'accident' is refered to as not being inharently
>dangerout, unless you fall off a cliff, but in all of the stories, the
>accidents are really dangerous, like impaling yourself on a sharp rock or
>breaking your neck in a tree branch fork.
>
Of course! The plot goes so much better that way...besides, the most
impressive and obvious ones are going to be those that are normally a million
to one shot...

John Pederson "God is dead"
canthros@***.com -Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 to 1900)
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http://members.gnn.com/lenoj/johns.htm -God (everlasting to everlasting)

"Only dead fish swim with the stream."

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