| From: | Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Sense Link and Free Spirits |
| Date: | Mon, 25 May 1998 03:10:33 -0500 |
>>Actually, I was thinking about spirit powers (Ally and Free Spirit)
>>recently (hypothetically, of course :) For Reference, Ally spirits are
>>on page 67 and free spirits are on page 76
<SNIP>
>>What can you use for an Ally Spirit's Body? (ie for the inhabiting
>>ability) listed are animals (dead?), (meta)humans (dead I assume), or
>>craft a homunculus body ... Anybody use any others? I was thinking
about
>>a mechanical body (as in simple machines [levers and such] not drones
or
>>robotics)
>>And why can't you use inhabiting with a paranormal body? (ie use the
>>corpse but don't gain paranormal powers?)
>I don't think the corpses are dead. This would give a reason why they
can't
>inhabit paranormal animals or humans (I don't remember them as being
able
>to inhabit a human corpse). For mechanical beings, I would say that
there's
>a problem with the technology of the host. IMO, it should increase the
TN
>of the ritual by something like technological level minus 1 or 2
The Grimmy says that the magician can provide a human host but also that
the Ally can't inhabit sentient beings so I was interpreting this to mean
Allies can inhabit dead humans (hopefully w/o said human rotting away ;)
As for the "Mechanical" Body .. I was suggesting using a suit of armor
style body instead of the big hunk of whatever material for the body ...
don't know if that changes your suggestion any ...
<SNIP>
>>Anybody consider making an Ally Conjuring Adept?
>An ally conjuring adept ??? Do you mean an ally capable of some
conjuring
>(in which case I say no) or a conjured ally as an adept (in which case,
I
>would say that the ally as the same ability as the conjurer. If the
>conjurer is an adept, so is the ally. If the conjurer is a full mage, so
is
>the ally. And no, I wouldn't allow a physical mage ally).
Oops ... I wasn't clear was I? sorry. I mean an adept that only conjures
Allies ... either said adept costs fewer build points (or a lower prority
pick) or is better at creating allies.
>>Do the free spirit powers of Animal form and human form allow for only
>>one such for or as many forms as the spirit wants?
>Good question. I always used them as having 1 form but they sould be
able
>to get more. Perhaps they could get a new form for each level of spirit
>energy...
I was thinking along those line but using force since Spirit Energy
fluctuates
>>Why can't a free spirit become a paranormal animal as per Animal (too
>>powerful) or Human (much better) form, manifesting only the critter
>>powers the spirit normally has. (ie a free fire elemental changes into
a
>>hell hound and only manifests the powers of flame projection and
Immunity
>>to fire [in addition to the normal {animal/human} form powers])
>If you think it only gets the appearance, there's no problem. I think
the
>statement was because the spirit can't get the aura from that beings and
>couldn't get their powers. As a general rule, I would say that the
spirit
>can assume any form but can't alter the inner form of its aura nor gain
new
>powers.
sorry bout this ... scratch this question ... after rereading the section
in the grimmy, the spirit get to use the spirit powers as normal in
animal form ... invalidates this question ... unless you wanted to be a
griffin ...
<SNIP>
>>Anybody care to speculate on the effects of Hidden Life on "the human
>>will and mind"?
>
>IMO, he would become a total puppet.
>
> - Cobra.
o/~ I got no strings ...o/~ Oh sorry `bout that ;)
One more question I didn't think of ... can the spirit/critter power of
movement affect a magician's Fast astral movement speed?
D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, and RuPixel)
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