Mikael Raaterova wrote:
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> An Odaylan (Bear affinity at 10w2) tries to lift a human-sized marble statue.
>
> According to you/Greg, the Odaylan gets a magical strength of 8w, the
> strength of a bear, when he uses the feat "Bear's strength" (which he
> presumably has to obtain in a simple contest where he pits his
> affinity rating against the 14 of the universe, considering that you
> said the getting the "strength of the bull" was against a 14).
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The example in the rules of various magic types trying to lift a
heavy boulder (IIRC) seems to contradict this interpretation. The
description implies that that various magic types are essentially
doing the same kinds of rules and rolls, but with different
descriptions and special effects. That is, 'Bear's Strength' doesn't
just give you the strength of a bear, it enables you to do things
that require strength.