> Initiates raise all the feats in an affinity when they
> increase the affinity. The only difference is the -5.
> About all I can see they get (mechanically) is the
> cult secret.
Good point, I stand corrected.
> He goes on:
>
> "I'm tempted to let people buy stand-alone feats from
> their own cult, but with the limitation of it starting
> at 13 and not increasing with the affinity, even if
> that goes against the rules."
>
> Same here. This could be either great minds thinking
> alike or fools seldom differing. It's not really cost
> effective for an initiate to learn more than a single
> feat this way, and only then if he or she really
> intends to specialise to the point where it's much
> higher than the affinity it's based on.
That's what I'm thinking. I also like the idea of just porting over the bonus if you then Devote. It's a very ineffecient way to do it, so presumably you have a really good storyline reason to want to.
> And more...
>
> "But what about learning a new feat in the same
> affinity from some other cult?"
>
> Or even the same cult. All Orlanth Adventurous
> subcults add a few Wind or Combat feats to the basic
> repetoire. Perhaps a way to handle them would be:
>
> - Devotees can improvise them or even learn them (if
> they're from the same aspect)
>
> - Initiates can learn them at a base of 13 and then
> raise 'em as if they were common magic feats.
I certainly think a Devotee can improvise a similar feat and then cement them. It's an understanding of the broader nature of the affinity. As far as an Initiate, I don't know if it should be a stand-alone feat. There is something to be said about this being an affinity, no?
> Finally, a hot spud is issued:
>
> "In other words, could an Initiate of Issaries learn a
> feat from the Trade affinity of Etyries and just
> subsume it into his Trade affinity?"
>
> It wouldn't surprise me if the Lunars quite happily
> dished out feats to any interested Heortling. However,
> Issaries priesthood might have something to say on the
> matter.
Oh absolutely. But I'm thinking of my friend's merchant character in Karse. Raised Orlanthi and initiated into Issaries, but has been trading with other merchants for years. He's a collector of magic by nature, would not those various trading cults have at some point influenced each other's magic? Especially since the secret of Issaries is to trade feats to begin with?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ash
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