Both of these takes seem to make sense to me. What I am learning about HW is the flexibility inherent in the system. AS long as ones follows the 'spirit' of the law then there is room for individual tastes. Thank you again.
> >
> > If they belong to one of the normal Odaylan
> affinities, I wouldn't
> make
> > you write them in your narrative if I was the
> Narrator. I'd let you
> > exchange some of the rule book's example feats for
> them. OTOH, if
> they're
> > _not_ possible to fit into one of your affinities,
> they're
> definitely at
> > 13.
> >
>
> This would more or less be the case.
>
> However, since he's 'paying' for these additional
> feats with some of
> his 100 words, I'd be happy not to deprive him of
> some of the feats
> that he'd be entiled to as an Odaylan.
>
> However, any feat which does not fit into an
> affinity is a magical
> trick that he's learned himself. It is, btw,
> possible to take
> additional affinities with his writeup -- one of our
> players used
> 'And
> he learned Brevara's Healing Magics from his mother'
> in playtest
> (Healing Affinity 13, Relationship: Mother The
> Healer 13).
>
> I would point out that this use of the narrative
> writeup (which cna
> be
> used in play as well) is a perfect way for those who
> are bound and
> bent on getting Associate Cults back to do so.
>
> For example: (blahblahblah) ...and from the Uroxi he
> learned Berserk.
>
> Or just learn the feat during the course of various
> games as a
> stand-alone feat (treat as magical talent that
> starts at 12. Perhaps
> a narrator might require the player to get a
> relationship with the
> appropriate temple or cult but I think that, if
> Association is as
> casual as it seemed, this would not be necessary.
> Buying a feat at
> 12
> is hardly a pocket Stormbringer, afterall)
>
> It has the virtue of using the rules as they are
> without bending
> anything too much out of shape.
>
> Jeff
>
>
Powered by hypermail