Re: Grimoire/Adept nodes

From: Greg <Greg_at_S1MbmBmmM7v1xvnbK6Y_nzTiMPlVLAEczU0uL604UiTEaveggSujo3pPwqfIeyO3J3VDWqI>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:40:25 -0800

YGWV Paul Albertella wrote:
>
> It's clear from the HQ rules [HQ] that each grimoire has its own node,
> as distinct from the founder's node of its creator. We read that
> grimoires are "magically connected to the founder's node on the Saint
> Plane" and that "spell nodes connect to a saint's or founder's node on
> the Saint Plane". Furthermore, we're told that "creating a new
> grimoire requires that the adept create a new node on the Saint Plane".

That is correct.

> Confusingly, however, there's a discussion in Arcane Lore [AL]

First, recall that AL is an Unfinished Work, and that it is chock full of speculative writings from long past, many of which are entirely defunct.

> of an
> apparently identical type of node, which exists on the Spell Plane
> instead of the Saint Plane:
>
> "Each spell is connected to one or more adept nodes, the residual
> thoughts of the sorcerer who created or collected the spell. An adept
> node is the Other-world equivalent of a grimoire. "
>
> So what are these adept nodes? Are they the same as the grimoire nodes
> that [HQ] refers to? And if so, why does [AL] say that they're on the
> Spell Plane, while [HQ] says that they're on the Saint Plane?

AL is old, unofficial and speculative.
The published game data is always correct and supersedes any conflicting information in the unfinished works.

> p
>
>

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