| From: | "Brian D. Neumann" <s85963@**.GETTYSBURG.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Why Have an Ally |
| Date: | Tue, 20 Apr 1993 19:15:44 -0400 |
Ally.
1) For an adept who can conjure this may or may not give access to
spells not normally allowed. This one varies depending on house rules. We
had a big discussion on this a few months ago in relation to conjuring
adepts. A Shamanic adept should not have to much of a problem with
teaching their ally spells they can not cast with most peoples house rules.
2) Untill an Ally goes free the summoner has a permanent astral guard
and protector. If the Ally is well treated it will probably act
independantly under some circumstances to the benifit of the summoner. If
they are poorly treated they will follow the letter of the orders given to
them.
3) If an Ally is well treated it does not automatically go free. The
GM has to make a decision as to whether or not it actually wants to go
free. In some cases it may still want to stay around if it had been well
treated. An example of this was my conjuring adept. He had built up his
ally to a force of 7 and given it lots of skills and spells. He always
treated it like a companion and not a slave. There came a time that the
Ally had developed to the point that both my GM and I thought it would
want to go free. I released it at this point. While I no longer have an
"instantaneously obediant servant" the former Ally, now a free spirit does
still stick around. The main reason it wanted to is that the character
had constantly devoted 1/4 of his karma to the Ally. This still remains
in force so it is definately in the Free Spirit's best interest to keep
coming on runs with me.
4) This is all with 1st Edition rules so I can't vouch for what the
changes may have been in the 2nd Edition.
Brian D. Neumann Phone 717-337-7192
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Gettysburg PA, 17325
