How to lose powers you don't have on a hero quest ?!? (Was: Re : Pegasi)

From: Christoph Kohring <ChOK_at_...>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:02:56 +0200


> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:26:15 +1000
> From: Robert McArthur <mcarthur_at_...>
> Subject: Re: Pegasi
>
> Julian Lord wrote:
>> No knowledge here, just an opinion, but ...
>>
>> The way to get a Pegasus is to go with your horse on the 'Hippogriff loses
its
>> wings, claws, and teeth' HQ ; and make sure it only loses it's claws and
teeth.
>>
>> Backfire possibilities abound : your horse is likely to regain its full
>> intelligence, and gain claws and teeth to rip you to shreds, or you might
>> lose any empathy you may have had with the animals, etc...
>
> Hmm, I don't quite see how you can do a heroquest to lose something you
> haven't got.

Exactly ! That's why no Yelmalian ever goes on the Hill of Gold heroquest because he hasn't any fire powers to lose, just as no Zorak Zorani ever goes on this same quest because he already has access to the powers of fire through Amanstan !?!

Christoph

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