Re: How do I make a charm?

From: Andrew Dawson <asmpd01_at_...>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 23:08:16 +0800

On 8/9/07, Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...> wrote:
> > ... Without that you are
> > using the influence of you Great Spirit to make the
> > spirit tow the line.
>
> Surely negotiating with an "outside" spirit works
> along the same lines as with an "outside" person? Can
> you communicate with them? Yes: Spirit Face. (Easier
> than with a human, troll, dwarf etc who may not speak
> your language). Can you get them to be friends? Sure.
> Why not? You don't make friends with a human you meet
> in the bar by threatening them with your dad, so why
> would you threaten a spirit with a bigger spirit?

Possible justification for the rules: Perhaps it's because spirits aren't people, and they need to be contacted through a relationship with their great spirit. Maybe you can only "make a business contact" through a network instead of direct contact. (There's at least one country in the world where this is the general case, so it's not beyond imagining that spirits are even more bound to a social network.)

Not saying you can't do what you want, but showing how the rules can make sense. If this spirit turns out to be a tradition spirit of the PC's tradition, then you already have a social network in place.

Thanks,
Andy