| From: | Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com |
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| Subject: | Confused about Magical Adepts... |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Aug 1999 04:11:47 EDT |
veskrashen@*******.com writes:
> Which is right? Does he get an automatic power point, then choose among
> the others as usual (not being able to get the 2nd power point, of
> course) or do they get screwed? Do "normal" adepts get to the option of
> a 2nd power point, even though they're priority B magicians?
A Magical Adept (Magic 6, with 6 Points of Powers) initiates. His Magic
Attribute jumps to 7 (raising his ceiling on Power ranks) and now he must
choose between a Power Point or a metamagic. For a Magical Path Adept, Power
Points are not directly linked to the Magic Attribute. They must choose them
when initiating.
Standard Adepts initiate, their Magic Attribute goes up (from 6 to 7,
say), they get a Power Point, and can choose a metamagic (but they only have
a few options for metamagics, and most are built around the Centering
ability).
This may seem like a big restriction for Magical Adepts, but you need to
remember they have the best of both worlds. They can get all the Powers of
Adepts without need for cyber or quickened spells, and they can use all the
Foci of Full Magicians not just weapon Foci. (Yes, this means you can make a
Magical Adept with a Power Focus, or even a bonded Weapon Focus.)
Magical Path Adepts are also the rarest of the rare in the magic
community. If magicians only make up 1% of the entire population (and way
less than that works the shadows), then (I believe) aspected magicians would
be the most common, adepts more rare, full magicians very rare, and Magical
Adepts the "I can't believe I just spotted one!" variety. (I'm taking this
from Awakenings about Magical Adepts. In there the posters weren't even sure
if Physical Magicians existed.)
What this means, in my opinion, is that the method of a Magical Adept
connecting with magic is stretched to a very taunt degree. If its difficult
for a Full Magician to do all his mojo, a Magical Adepts is working overtime
to handle all the connections. They are the most elite of the magical caste,
and the most vulnerable (at first) for this degree of separation they must
have (more than an adept, less than a magician, greater than both in
understanding and gifts of talent).
This makes the mechanics of working Magical Adepts very difficult indeed.
An important thing to note, though: each initiation you still go up a
Grade and you still add to your Magic Attribute. This means you are growing
immensely in power, just as much as regular adepts/magicians and more because
of all the things you're capable of.
I, personally, like the system. I think it balances the two worlds of
magic very nicely. I can understand, though, how sweet it would be if you
could get the Power Point from the Magic Att *and* trade a metamagic in for
one.
-Twist
"The best part of being a Magical Adept? Pain resistance."
