>I don't know if I would use affinities for the Slayer, but I can't
>really argue with excellence.
I thought about that... Remember the definitions: wizardry is something you know, animism is something you have, and theism is something you are. And as Kendra said to Buffy, "You talk about Slaying like it's a job. It's not. It's who you are." Point proven, I think. :-)
>From a mechanical point of view, you could represent being the Slayer
as Hidden Possession by a spirit, or even as Heroforming the First
Slayer. But affinities seemed to work pretty well, since Potentials
could use them as augments, while the actual Slayer could use active
Feats to perform superhuman actions. I broke down the affinities into
one physical (speed and strength and killing ability), one mystical
(the Slayer's heritage and instinctive knowledge of the right way to
win a fight) and one related to sensing or avoiding danger, to allow
her to use one of each in a contest. Unlike in Glorantha, using Slayer
powers as active feats creates no tangible or visible magical display,
however.
Willow's magic would be represented better as a combination of Wizardry (when she casts spells directly or creates talismans) and Animism (when she summons gods to do her bidding, when she goes into an ecstatic trance with Tara, and when she lets the Dark Magic take control of her body and act through her).
Stephen
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