| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Blood Magic (Your gonna hate this one ...[well maybe :) ]) |
| Date: | Wed, 20 May 1998 14:23:35 -0400 |
>Don't worry, I don't wanna know how to make PC Blood Mages ... well, not
>exactly, anyway... Could you make a ex-Blood mage (Just a RP thing.
>Maybe a few special Edges/flaws [Bad karma comes to mind] no actual Blood
>Magic) that defected from Aztlan or maybe somewhere else like Amazonia
>(Is this the right one?)? Or is the only PC Blood magic-related
>character option available a burned out mage? I know even the last isn't
>allowed per FASA, but I was wondering what you guys had to say on the
>matter. What would you allow among PCs and why?
Well, as long as you don't allow them to actually perform blood magic
anymore, I don't see a problem with it.
This PC would be either a hermetic or a Quetzecoutal (I know I spelled that
wrong) shaman, perhaps something else with a strong nationalist bent.
I would imagine they would be an initiate, but that probably isn't
necessary. What I would do is say they had lost a certain number of magic
points, just as if they had a Focus Addiction from Awakenings (I think
there are geasa that go with that also, correct? If so, they could be
properly modified).
I'd probably give the PC a certain bonus for each Magic point lost, like
maybe 3 extra skill points per Magic point or something like that. They
might also have the rapid healing edge (gotta be able to heal yourself up
quickly if you want to do Blood Magic I would think).
On the flip side, they would have a nasty flaw or two. Bad Karma would be
an excellent choice. A 6 point enemy of the Azzies would probably also be
appropriate, since I doubt they would be happy about a Blood Mage leaving
them.
But as long as they can't/don't perform Blood Magic any longer, then I
think the idea is actually not bad at all. You could question the validity
of a Blood Mage going rogue, but I won't here.
Erik J.
"Forgive me FASA for I have sinned. It has been 6 days since I last played
Shadowrun and 15 days since I last bought a SRTCG booster pack."
