Re: Magic Crystals & "Battle Magic"

From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 10:46:31 -0000

> Current thought seems to be that although Shamen are known to the

Spirit Talkers, please. Shamans are primitive sorts who run around in loincloths. We Spirit Talkers have raised the art somewhat from that level :)

> is impossible that a staunchly theistic Orlanthi might be in
> possesion of fetishes provided by the local Kolating Spirit Talker,

I'm certainly assuming that is possible, I've started handing them out too!  

> although (at least by the rules) this will have to be a 1 use
fetish,
> unless he also learns Spirit Combat and accompanies the Kolating on
> to the spirit plane to capture his own spirits...

I'm not at all sure a Theist should, or even could, be taught this skill, it's one of the defining bases of Animistic culture. Not that heroes can't learn, but the common motley shouldn't WANT to.

> ...Hmm, Spirit Trapping Crystal.
> This Crystal must be attuned. It has it's own "Spirit Combat"
rating

I was thinking more of a much simpler idea, just a crystal you must put a spirit into (using your own abilities), which will 'hang on' to the spirit, trapping it again after use. The crystal's rating is used to RETAIN the spirit, but it doesn't trap it itself, and doesn't help the Spirit Talker/Shaman do so.

Wulf

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