From:	"J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: [SR3] Physical Adepts
Date:	Sun, 6 Jul 1997 13:07:46 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-06 12:55:35 EDT, vanyel@*******.NET (Justin Pinnow)
writes:

>
> Okay. :) Shielding, Centering, Masking, etc. are all Metamagical
> abilities. When you Initiate, you are gaining access to Metamagic and the
> abilities within the realm of Metamagic. Thus, in my campaign, when you
> initiate the first time you choose 2 Metamagical abilities available to
> your character (as appropriate) and you know them. You are also a Grade 1
> Initiate. However, in order to learn Reflective Shielding, you would need
> to already know Shielding (think of it as a prerequisite). You could NOT
> learn both of these during the same Initiation. (There are other examples
> of prerequisites, I believe, but this one came to mind first.) I also
> require my players to find an instructor to introduce them into their
first
> Initiation. That way, the instructor can tell them that he doesn't feel
> they are ready for the realm of Metamagic yet if they try to Initiate too
> soon. Keeps some control in the hands of the GM.
>
And I understand this better now as well. You are like many that have people
develop their initiate talents over time. Not bad...but not for us (this
group here).