> >p.209 does say that 1-use fetishes can't be improved. However, it
> >does imply that permanent fetishes can be improved.
>
> Hmm... am I right in thinking you base this on the wording, saying
> spirits in fetishes cannot improve in might THEN, afterwards, listing
> the features of permanent integration (without listing the same
> limitation? Or am I missing more solid reasoning? Or, of course, are
> you thinking about talents gained from integration into the
> character's own body?
"This is the same as integrating a spirit ... but the spirit may be forced to integrate with a fetish." And integrated spirits (talents) may be increased.
> >As for the limited selection, a tribesman's 5 fetish slots can at
> >least change between adventures.
>
> True, I hadn't thought of that, I was assuming the fetishes were
> constant, but there's no need to do so. Presumably they all have to
> come from within the supplying shaman's known traditions, but the
> boundaries of the traditions are up to the narrator.
I think switching from one Stallion spirit to another should be no problem. And even switching from a Battle Spirit to a Bravery Spirit ought to be routine.
Andrew Dawson
> Grazer Herders are noted on p. 108 as being unable to integrate
> spirits, implying that Grazer Warriors and above may be able to even though
> they don't have Spirit Combat.
Grazer Warriors do have Spirit Combat because the occupation keyword implies the magical keyword Jardan the Warrior, which lists the ability.
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_...>
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