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Message no. 1
From: Ubiquitous <weberm@*******.NET>
Subject: Re: [SR2] Alienation
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 10:28:12 -0500
At 09:11 PM 12/24/96 -0000, you wrote:

>To me, in this sense, an alienated magician would no longer be able to
>command his summoned spirit (in order to have it drop the alienation). This
>could end as a very messy affair to have the spirit alienate you, and hand
>your well being over to it like that...you think? Can you say instant Free
>Spirit...I knew you could.

Don't be silly. The shaman would be alienated until the next sunup/sundown,
when the spirit normally goes away or when the shaman changes domains.

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Message no. 2
From: Loki <loki@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: [SR2] Alienation
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 00:39:36 -0000
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> From: Ubiquitous <weberm@*******.NET>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: [SR2] Alienation
> Date: Wednesday, December 25, 1996 8:28 AM
>
> At 09:11 PM 12/24/96 -0000, you wrote:
>
> >To me, in this sense, an alienated magician would no longer be able to
> >command his summoned spirit (in order to have it drop the alienation).
This
> >could end as a very messy affair to have the spirit alienate you, and
hand
> >your well being over to it like that...you think? Can you say instant
Free
> >Spirit...I knew you could.
>
> Don't be silly. The shaman would be alienated until the next
sunup/sundown,
> when the spirit normally goes away or when the shaman changes domains.

Not being silly, if the shaman summoning the spirit suddenly no longer
existed to control the spirit...why couldn't you rule a free spirit test?
The shaman was silly enough to allow himself to be alienated anyways.

@>--'--,--- Loki

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Message no. 3
From: Georg Greve <greve@*******.HANSE.DE>
Subject: Re: [SR2] Alienation
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:33:29 GMT
Loki (loki@*******.COM) wrote:
: Not being silly, if the shaman summoning the spirit suddenly no longer
: existed to control the spirit...why couldn't you rule a free spirit test?
: The shaman was silly enough to allow himself to be alienated anyways.

If it were an Elemental you were probably right, but a Nature Spirit
isn't forced to help the Shaman, it is more considered a friend so it
would hardly attack the Shaman... although it could continue carrying
out it's service until sunset/dawn without the Shaman being capable to
stop it. *grin*

Later,
Georg

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Message no. 4
From: Loki <loki@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: [SR2] Alienation
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 12:32:05 -0000
> Loki (loki@*******.COM) wrote:
> : Not being silly, if the shaman summoning the spirit suddenly no longer
> : existed to control the spirit...why couldn't you rule a free spirit
test?
> : The shaman was silly enough to allow himself to be alienated anyways.
>
> If it were an Elemental you were probably right, but a Nature Spirit
> isn't forced to help the Shaman, it is more considered a friend so it
> would hardly attack the Shaman... although it could continue carrying
> out it's service until sunset/dawn without the Shaman being capable to
> stop it. *grin*
>
> Later,
> Georg
>

I'll by the difference in attitudes of Elmentals and Spirits. However, I'm
curious how you reason nature spirits go free in your game, if it's not a
breaking away from the shaman that conjured them.

@>--'--,--- Loki

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