From:	Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: thorough disc. of insect spirit posession
Date:	Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:36:53 GMT

Denzil Kruse writes

> I don't recall if this is in the Grimoire or Bug City, and if it is I'll
> find out when I get home. But, how long does the posession process take?
I think thats ones in GR2.

> And how long until the hosts's personality is gone?
>
Some time during the process i think, im not sure its specified.

> In one adventure, the characters rescue someone that is being possesed, but
> don't get there in time. They get there before it is over, but the person's
> personality is wiped. The runners aren't supposed to be succesfull, so the
> adventure doesn't give a timeline.
>
> As for recovering from an interrupted possesion, I think it could eventually
> be done if the possesion didn't last too long. I would think the physical
> changes would come towards the end of the ritual, so only the psychological
> aspects would need recovering from. I picture the victim's mind being kind
> of blown for a while, and the person sort of spaced out a lot. After some
> time, the victim's aura would "heal" back to its orginial aura.
>
> Any ideas on this?
The adventure in question says it cannot be done. GR2 sort of mention
the subject and suggests it's not possible though th GM is at liberty
to develop some devious way of doing it (probably including strange
rituals - stored in Grimoires in monster infested bits of wartorn
third world nations and/or metaplanar quests).

Mark