> what are special spirits, and in what are they different from
> "normal" spirits of the tradition?
I believe it's nothing more than spirits needing a little bit of explanation. Take a look at the Grazers -- "normal spirits" are sort of like feats within affinities. Special spirits aren't.
I think special spirits tend to be reserved for shamans, which is likely a sign of their rarity.
Vaughan wondered
> can non-shamans with the spirit combat ability make fetishes or can
> they just integrate? It seems to me that only being able to
> integrate spirits is a little unbalanced.
Craft Fetish is a skill that only shamans learn.
Why is it unbalanced? They're specialists. That's like saying Grazer women are unbalanced because they're the only ones with the ability to make koumiss, without which life isn't worth living.
> They spend a long time dependant on their shaman for
> one-use fetishes, then when their skill in spirt
> combat is high enough, bang, they can integrate and
> have perpetually useable powers!
Sounds like of like RuneQuest, where you spend a long time dependent on your priest for one-use rune magic, then when your POW is high enough, bang, you are a rune level and have reusable powers!
I guess this doesn't bother me.
Wulf answered
> If you have Tradition Knowledge, you know how to make a Fetish
Well, they are correlated, but they're separate abilities.
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