[PnP] pnp Digest, Vol 143, Issue 5

[Scott Adams]

Yes.  I do require the time in training not just overnight.
I agree that it seems rank=el.  But that's how its worded. But the 
spirit of the rules I believ eis for STARTING pcs.
So yes a starting priest might be el1-3? So sure rank 13.  But yes in 
-game promotoin should not be rank=el.
But wanted to see what others thought since I'm no priest expert. :)



At 10:57 AM 11/22/2017, you wrote:
>Well, first of all, I would make a requirement that the priest spend 
>the time necessary to learn the new specialty. its not like they 
>suddenly know all this new stuff.  They have to be trained.  And 
>they have to find someone to train them.
>
>I don't understand the rules for Priests very well.  But, if a new 
>specialty is learned, why assume it's at the full level?  Shouldn't 
>the spells and such require learning like everything else?  And are 
>they not advanced individually like all magic spells?
>
>Just because their Druid rank is 6 doesn't mean their Ba'Ru rank is 
>6.  It's an individual specialty and really needs to be treated as 
>such.  Sure, the Priests MEL is for the rank 6, but after starting 
>as a priest, he still needs to grow his expertise and EL's.  His 
>only real benefit from his past should be that his current 
>controlling attribute (Will?) is used to determine his starting Rank.
>
>Personal opinion.
>
>Everybody would still treat the character like a Rank 6 Priest...but 
>his starting point should be lower than Rank=EL
>
>Sent from my iPad
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> > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:43:05 -0500
> > From: Scott Adams <longshotgm at comcast.net>
> > To: pnp at list.powersandperils.org
> > Subject: [PnP] Priests promtion
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> > This promotoin thing for magic seems wacked.
> > So rank 6 poof druid gets 3rd speciality.
> > So let's say Baru.
> > So Under BAru get starting el of RANK or max
> > So instantly el6?
> >
> >
> > I can see this for starting pcs.
> > But for ongoing pcs seems wacked.
> >
> > Not logical.
> >
> >
> >
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