From:	"Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject:	Re: (GM) Essence Drain
Date:	Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:50:59 -0400

Gurth said:
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>Possible spoilers for Faux Pas players (if there are any on this list).
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>You're both right -- Paranormal Animals of Europe (the last book to include
>paranormal power descriptions) split Essence Drain into Permanent and
>Temporary variants. It mentions that "All creatures referred to in other
>sourcebooks [than PAoE] as having the Essence drain power possess
>the permanent version." so unless the blood spirit's power mentions that it
>is the temporary version, the Essence lost to it is gone forever.
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>Kohl says:
> Speaking as a GM whose currently dealing extensively with Blood Magick
>and Blood Spirits, I can tell you that the Blood Spirit has BOTH Temporary
>AND Permanent Essence Drain Powers. And recently a NPC fell prey to the
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> I play the spirit's selection on which it chooses dependant on how
>'hungry' it is, [Blood spirits MUST consume so much essence in a given time
>period, or expire], how much time it has, etc. If it's critically wounded,
>and needs food desperately, it'll drain it's victim, damaging her permantly.
>Not as satisfying [ I give the spirit only a 75% charge out of doing it that
>way], but they don't need the time required by the 'normally' slower
>temporary means. Not to mention you damage a continual source of food. [Yum!]
> Such Essence loss by a blood spirit in my game is also marked by a loss
>of blood by the victim [the Essence is transfered by this medium]. It flows
>from the eyes, ears, nose, pores, ...eeech, you get the picture. It's not
>very pretty. But it is a Blood Spirit, after all.
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>Kohl