Message no. 1

From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	The Price of (Hermetic) Power
Date:	Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:42:19 EST

In a message dated 4/2/1999 9:03:32 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
zadoc@***.neu.edu writes:

> > Then, there's thens of thousands of NY spent on their libraries - gotta
> > have sorcery, conjuring, etc.
>
> Well, okay. This is always expensive, but, usually a one-shot deal. Under
> 2nd Ed, I always bought my libraries with all my extra starting cash. In
> 3rd, it gives mages something to buy.
>
<snipped some stuff>

> > If you can't keep a Hermetic broke - you're either giving out too much
> > money or you need to watch your player's bookkeeping more closely. ;)
>
> Or, tell them no Enchanting. Or come up with more costs. It's really not
> too hard to be a Hermetic, without spending lots of money.

Actually, there is a way to consider keeping your Hermetic Magicians down (if
that is what you want). SOTA does cover magical stuff, and the Library is
the rating that SOTA effects in a direct manner. And damn, does *that* get
expensive rather quickly.

Additionally, with regards to Enchanting, there is always a beginning or base
cost of the raw materials (as measured in money or time ... not too mention
the cost of the Enchanting Gear/Shop). Additionally, outside of Foci, the
real money maker in Enchanting is Alchemy, and that has some very
time-restrictive elements that is involved in it. There are lots of options,
yes, but there are also lots of very important, very paper-tracking-intensive
considerations as well.

-K