From:	Paul Gettle RunnerPaul@*****.com
Subject:	Cyber-Mages (was: A perfectly acceptable...)
Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:38:59 -0500

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At 01:07 PM 2/15/99 +0100, Sven De Herdt wrote:
> I am a bit confused:
> Does this mean that an adept buying a PowerPoint would still
>need to get
> initiated to raise his Magic attribute?
> This would become very expensive (ad: karma needed!), wouldn't
>it?

Alright, here's the explanation.
PhysAdepts start the game with a Magic Attribute of 6, and 6 Power
Points.

Anything that decreases the Magic Attribute will also decrease the
number of Power Points by the same amount.

However, you can buy aditional Power Points. The number of Power
Points a PhysAdept has is not limited by the Magic attribute. An Adept
can have 7, 8, or even more Power Points, while their Magic Attribute
remains at 6. The Adept is no longer limited to their Magic attribute
for how many points they can have to spend on powers, as in previous
editions.

The best way to look at buying extra Power Points is that it isn't an
increase in the Adept's power
(The Magic Attribute doesn't change) but instead that the Adept is
learning how to use the same power level in new ways.

As for initiation, someone heard at Gen-Con that when a PhysAdept
initiates, both their Magic Attribute and Power Points increase.
Supposedly, any permanent change in an Adept's Magic attribute in
either direction will result in a loss or gain of Power Points.


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