From:	Jared Leisner leisnj48@****.cis.uwosh.edu
Subject:	Spell Points in SR3
Date:	Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:59:02 -0600

>Is it just me that thinks that the distribution
>of spell points in SR3 is backwards.


Just you. :)

>A full mage or shaman gets 25 whilst
>an aspected mage gets 35?


Correct.

>I know this has probably been discussed
>before but I think it is really weird that some
>part time hack can learn more spells than
>a fully devoted mage or shaman can at
>character creation.


Not a part-time hack, but one who specializes in throwing spells, as opposed
to dividing his/her time between spells and spirits.

Remember the quote in Awakenings (or Grimoire?), "I may not be able to do
everything, but no one's better than me at what I do."? Or something like
that...It's like specializing in a skill, you can do one thing better, but
you lessen your skill in other stuff.

-Jared Leisner