From:	Kama kama@*******.net
Subject:	Spirits in ASTRAL
Date:	Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:50:53 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Blackadder wrote:

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed <equine@***********.com>
>
> |Just wondering what a spirit looks like in astral form? Say for
> example, a
> |city spirit that takes has a pile of trash for its physical form.
> Would it
> |look like a pile of trash on the astral?
>
>
> _____BlackAdder Adds_____
>
> I'd say it pretty much relies on the Gm running the game. I usually
> depict them as amorphous, corruscating ectoplasmic energy or loosely
> shaped in the form they've presently assumed physically, reflecting the
> area/circumstances they were summoned under.
>

Personally, I think the question is what does the spirit WANT to look
like. With a free spirit, I would argue that the astral form looks like
the free spirit wants it to - a spirit has a fair amount of ability in the
astral, after all. With a bound spirit, I think the way the mage expects
it to look on the astral would be the controlling factor. Thus, while the
mage's spirit might be a ectoplasmic blob, the shaman might create an
animorphic spirit or a walking pile of trash.

Kama
Keeper of the Dicebag from Hell(tm)