>
> The problem is that the errata say something about anyone with
spirit
> combat being able to get them at 1/day...
> Is 5 one-time-only fetishes enough for an average tribesman, in
actual play?
One time per session. Its assumed that they are refilled between sessions. If you're Joe Grazelander, you won't be using your fetishes all the time -- only for that little oomph when you hunt or raid. And after that, you have some meat or slaves or trinkets to talk to the shaman about getting a refill. I'd be saying its a between games/out of game thing.
> > In play, I have not yet seen a shaman bind a fetish of greater
frequency
> > than one-use, probably because the player doesn't want to spend 2
HP (1 to
> > clinch a greater victory, 1 to cement the fetish). For me, this
casts some
> > doubt on the "realism" of a shaman getting a 1/day fetish at might
12
Our game has had it happen on quite a few occasions. Two typical methods: Spending a HP on the contest (if its a simple) or requesting, since it is an involved process, an extended contest. And if its extended, bidding big when you go for the 'finishing blow' in the contest -- or spending a HP to increase the success when you've got it down and out.
> > between sessions (see errata note above), though he does need to
spend 2
> > HP, which matches what really seems to happen. Just an
observation.
That just gives him the standard 12 Might spirit. Bigger ones have to be 'caught' in game, I think. Or the name gifted. Or the player has to go and do the spirit circle ritual == which is pretty dangerous
> Perhaps your shamans aren't powerful enough yet, or you're only
using
> simple contests? If a shaman takes his Spirit Combat or Tradition
> Knowledge at 5w, he ought to be able to defeat Might 12 spirits
> pretty handily.
It happens with ease. The kolating we have kicking around also has his assistants help him (augments) before he goes into the duel (he has a Spirit Combat of 9w, I believe and a Kolating Tradition of 4w). Even when its a simple contest, he can get a decent success. He's a relatively so an experienced one should find the creation of such feishes (the more-than-one-per-day type) trivial.
Anyway, that's the view from here.
Jeff
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