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From: MENARD Steve <menars@***.UMONTREAL.CA>
Subject: Re: The way of the versatilist (was: Re: Phys Ad House Rule
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 11:59:03 -0400
On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Jose Vicente Mondejar Brell wrote:

> > IMHO, your rule is very unbalanced. The tradeoff to get to have that
> > many powers, namely "no geas", is VERY minor compared to the power
gained
> > through your versatility. Just imagine, when we introduced our version, we
> > were afraid it would unbalance the character, make it too powerful. Not
> > with yours ...
>
> And what about spending good karma to buy the physad powers at twice
> or more it base magic cost? Do you think it would be more balanced,
> then?
>
That would balance it out a little, but make for VERY weak starting
characters, no? Unless they can buy extra powers at creation, which I
would advise against.

> --
> Monde
>
>

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