Re: Active Feats for initiates

From: Soren Petersen <soren.petersen_at_...>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 09:41:38 -0000

• In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_s...> wrote:
  > once you've concentrated your magic you can use Common
  > Magic feats actively at the normal ability rating, but not feats
  > from an affinity (as an initiate, that is).
  >
  > when an initiate improvises a feat, he uses it actively. It's just
  >that he doesn't get it at his normal ability rating, but at a
  >penalty. Devotees get their feats at their normal affinity ability
  >rating.
  

Just trying to get this straight. An initiate who concentrates on Theist magic can use all of his common magic feats actively (or if he so chooses, as augments?). He can actively use feats within his affinites (at -5) or he can choose to augment with the actual affinity (at full value/10?).

What happens if the initiate does not concentrate on Theist magic? He can use all common magic (actively/as augments?). He takes a -10 penalty to improvise feats. Can they be used actively? Can he still augment with an affinity (at a penalty?)

A devotee loses all access to common magic but he can actively use all feats within his affinites at full value. Can he also augment with an affinity (if that should be needed for some reason)?

Cheers,
Soren