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From: Doug Miller <enigma@********.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Subject: Re: New Adept idea
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 02:06:13 +0000
On Tue, 5 Sep 1995, Gurth wrote:

> >Weapon foci is the only usable focus for an adept.
>
> Does this adept have the Magic Pool associated with his Sorcery skill, that
> can be used against incoming spells? If so, how about a power focus?

I don't know. He can use the Sorcery skill for astral combat and such,
but I didn't know if using it for spell defense was going too far for an
adept who only has access to the astral plane.

> > Now for the question. Should the adept be allowed to roll against
> >drain instead of losing the 1 point of essence (at his choice)? How
> >would he go about this? (Number of hours in astral)Deadly drain code?
> >What do you think?
>
> Sounds OK, maybe you should make it (hours astral + Background Count of area)D.

Ok. What does everyone else think? I know this isn't normal for other
adepts, but I wanted to compensate for a perceived lack of power on my part.

> Gurth@******.nl - Gurth@***.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html

Thnx,
Doug

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