From:	Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject:	Re: Geasa and physical adepts?
Date:	Mon, 18 Sep 1995 20:45:24 +0930

Paolo Marcucci wrote:
>
> The whole point of my request was: if it is conceivable that a character
> loose some powers due to a deadly wound, how can he gain brand new powers
> simply by declaring it? I mean, suddenly Arti wakes up on the doctor's bed
> and starts to astral perceive. Role-playing, anyone? Even spending a
> drekload of karma to get a skill at level 5/6 required months of studies
> (ok, I've told the GM a guy told me everything about computers during our
> street basketball plays :), why getting a new power, THIS WAY, should be
> instantaneous?

Of course it's not conceivable... these powers are powers they are born
with. After some time and effort (read, initiation), they may be able to
improve on them, but they should never be able to swap them around.

If a physad loses a power, and decides to give up more than one magic point
of powers, then they have lost access to that extra magic until they
initiate, which allows them to channel their abilities in new ways.

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