| From: | John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Spirits, Inhabiting, Possession and Hidden Life |
| Date: | Wed, 31 Dec 1997 19:47:50 -0500 |
writes:
>The spirit. The magician decided to give up control, at least until the
>spirit ends the possession. :) Stupid magician.
Maybe, maybe not. In this case, I'd be inclined to agree, but... It all
kind of depends on whether the magician's consciousness is truly knocked
out/unconscious or just kind of pushed to the side. If it's only pulled
out of the driver's seat (so to speak) it might be possible to issue
commands to the spirit, while gaining the the extra strength that the
spirit would have.
>Why would a spirit with such a power not have used it before, that's my
>question. Sure he can, if that can be done with (meta)humans (I don't
>recall if that's possible or not). If so, sure thing, and it gives the
>usual benefits/effects of that power. The Grimoire suggests it is
possible
>("It is rumored..."), and sayd that the effects of such are unknown. GM
>freedom to do as he pleases, there, apparently there's no canon info.
I was hoping for maybe some ideas as to what might happen with it...
Would the guy suddenly become the puppet of the free spirit, or, since
the freebie has to obey him so long as he has control over it, would he
still have free will?
>No, he gave that up, willingly.
See my comments on the possession thing...
On Wed, 31 Dec 1997 16:16:26 EST AirWisp <AirWisp@***.COM> writes:
>Oooh .. these are interesting question John ...
:) I got to wondering how a character might go about becoming immortal...
having done some checking, the first method doesn't really work, but it
has its own advantages...
>The mage would be still in control ... as in most cases and depending on
the
>circumstance, Possession can either be total or can be limited to like a
>Control Actions spell ... IMHO ...
I think it winds up, one way or the other, with the magician no longer
having direct control over his body... whether he still has control over
the spirit is another question. The idea of being a back-brain driver, of
sorts, doesn't seem entirely out of line...
>From what little I have read on the subject within the game rules ...
there is
>a mentioning that someone with a Hidden Life in them gains some nifty
defenses
Immunity to Age, Normal Weapons, Toxins and Pathogens, yep.
>and other bonuses ... but there is always the side effect of what
happens to
>the person ... in the case of a willing host, the side effects may be
little
>on a person .. on an unwilling host, the side effect could be truly
maddening
>(eg insanity) ...
Perhaps a person in whom a free spirit has hidden its life begins to take
on aspects of the spirit's personality?
--
John Pederson Canthros, the shapeshifter-mage
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