From:	John Dukes <dukes@*******.NET>
Subject:	Re: Chargen
Date:	Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:20:26 -0500

><buzzer> Oh, I'm sorry, that's not the correct answer, but you've been a
>great contestant and we have some wonderful consolation prizes for you...
>
>Actually, that is _exactly_ what the official rules state. Under "Magical
>Talent", p33
>
> Only magically active characters with Magic Ratings of 1 or
>higher can purchase any of the Magical Talent Edges. . .
>
>This is contrary to the intentions of the writer (Steve Kenson), who
>intended that only a character who has not already selected Magic
>Priority could get _one_ of the Magical Talent Edges (so a character
>without any selected Magic Priority could get Astral Sight OR the ability
>to conjure watchers OR the ability to cast a _single_ spell OR etc, etc)
>

As I have said previously in this thread there is no such section in my copy
of the book. Perhaps I've somehow got ahold of an unedited copy. Does anyone
else have a copy with this text missing?


>On which point, Magical Talents or Natural Immunity? I just demonstrated
>Magical Talents, and if you'll read closely you'll see that Natural
>Immunity is only good against a _natural_ disease or toxin, so unless you
>can point out a passage where it states that Narcoject is a
>naturally-ocurring substance. . . You can have an immunity to hemlock, or
>nightshade, cyanide (it _does_ occur naturally, after all:) or against
>VITAS or the common cold, but not against any man-made poison or
>biowarfare agent, which is explicitly stated in the approriate text.
>

True enough, Narcoject isnt the best example (thats what I get for listing a
toxin off the top of my head).

At any rate, yes, the system can be abused.

John