That was indeed intentional. YGWV - if you find that rule too damaging to any player who wants to join the Seven Winds, by all means change the rule. However, our experience has been that it did not negatively impact the spirit society players (who went on to become shamans). The comparative weakness of spirit charms were more than made up for with their flexibility.
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> Okay, looks like I get to ask the first irritating rules question about the new Sartar Companion supplement.
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> I notice that under the powers gained by a Kolati Seven Winds spirit society members (pgs.272-273) it does not list the ability to gain a spirits ability at full strength by releasing it as per HW pgs.113-114. Was this an oversight, or are Seven Winds members genuinely unable to do this?
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> Mark Mohrfield
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