From:	Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: [SR3] Spell Rituals
Date:	Thu, 10 Jul 1997 15:43:09 GMT

Brett Borger writes

> detrimental....basically, EVEN WHEN YOU FULFILL the geas, it hurts
> you (because you can't get the bonus for the action). I think that
> counter the intention of the Geas (a conditional penalty).
>
As the system stands you can have a guesture Geas and then sing to
centre, fine, it was the though of folks getting to fulfil a guesture
Geas taken on a spell and get the befefit of centring for the same
gestures that was worrying.

> But How do you counter my earlier point....that no one will both
> using Centering skills, since it is now more beneficial to simply get
> the drain bonus without wasting the Karma for the (almost always)
> lesser effect normal Centering provides?
>
But centring affects drain from summong, penalties to TN's (very
useful particularly kocking DM's back from 6's to 4's it sustaining a
another spell, got a moderate wound etc.) and it is your choice at
the time you cast the spell wether to use centring or not with a geas
you decide when you learn it, mush less flexible.

Mark