From:	Charles KcKenzie <kilroy@**.WISC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: New Adept idea
Date:	Fri, 8 Sep 1995 17:07:54 -0500

On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Gurth wrote:

> >> with what is this Drain resisted? Willpower? Magic?
> >> Essence? I don't think you ever mentioned that...
> >
> >Frag! I forgot all about that. Essence maybe? Since it is a matter of the
> >essence loss, I would think that it should be the current essence. That
> >way, it makes it harder for an adept to resist the drain when he has been
> >taking the essence loss for several hours. Makes for a good reason to get
> >back to his body in a hurry. No?
>
> I don't know, maybe we should make it resisted by the char's Magic rating --
> otherwise, what does the adept use that rating for anyway? He can't banish,
> he can't cast spells, and in this way it at least makes sense for him to
> initiate to get a higher Magic rating -- spend more time in astral space.
>
How about giving them an ability to manifest or special astral combat
abilities? Mabye the ability to trap an astrally projecting mage?
As it is, they seem FAR weaker than any other sort of adept.

Kilroy. (No, not the one from the newsgroup...)