> In assisting Charles Corrigan with his HW program, he has pointed out
> something about the use of Spirits I hadn't really thought about. A
> spirit both lends AP as a Follower, and grants (or augments) an
> ability. But what if you start a contest with that ability? Do you
> get the AP 'twice'?
I read it as two separate effects.
1) You gain an ability or an augment to an existing one
2) They act as a follower and can lend AP if there ability is
appropriate. And if the ability is not appropriate why are you casting
the spell in the first place ?
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