From:	Max Rible <cheshire@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Gradual Initiation (was Re: SR Comp Comments)
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 1996 14:20:06 -0800

At 09:09 12/11/96 +1100, The Jestyr wrote:
>We've had one mage get as far as 6, and two or three physads. I think the
>record was Grade 8. For physads it *does* make sense to keep initiating
>cause you get really cool stuff with the initiation. Plus, if you plan
>sensibly, you don't do ordeals for the low-rank initiation (They're cheap
>enough anyway), save the ordeals for the initiations where you're going to
>save more than 3 karma by doing an ordeal...

It's also sensible to do the ordeals that require actual rolls of some sort
based on one's Initiate Grade first (quests, meditation, ...), then do the ones
that don't later (thesis, oath, ...).
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