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At 09:32 AM 10/15/05 -0700, you wrote: <br>
<font face="arial" size=2><blockquote type=cite cite>1. I most certainly
allow the elder race characters to become wizards as well. Why not.
Wizardry is simply mana manipulation while the other elder/sidh magics
are (basically) power from above (or below...as the case may be). For
the Elf and Faerry, it is simply a way of expanding their power and
education. For the Dwarf, it permits them areas of magic necessary for
their survival (like healing spells). Speaking of healing spells, for
dwarfs anyway, why isn't there an 'earth healing' spell? For the Dwarf,
the use of the wizard magic might easily be confined to the same
restrictions as is the runemaster magic, OR he might just well be
unwelcome in his warren because of his casual and gauche magic use.
Heck, that could be the excuse as to why he's adventuring with humans
instead of being with his own kind. Elves respect magic in general (the
higher the MEL the higher the Station) so they have no trouble
'experimenting' in wizardry. IF faerries were to do so, they might be
considered 'odd' by their kin and thus shunned...again, a reason for them
to join human parties...</font><br>
<font size=3></blockquote>Yep. I actually think one of my new
spells did that healing thing. I would have to check I've done so
far 180 new spells for pnp :)<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>2. Again, since wizardry is simply mana
manipulation, as long as the Shaman keeps his wizard tricks in line with
the overall goals of his alignment, I don't see the big problem....but
that's something the player and GM should work out...a shaman that's also
a Law Wizard would simply be a 'good' character. A shaman with a Chaos
orientation to his wizardry might be a really nasty bast**d. Etc. Maybe
the wizardry should be viewed as a focus of his personality....of course,
where is a barbarian shaman going to learn civilized
wizardry?</font><br>
<font size=3></blockquote>Yep. Though I read a book a couple
decades ago. Fantasy. Forget title. But it had a shaman
in it that travelled to civilized lands as a spy to learn the weakness of
the people. He lives there for 7 years and returned to conquer the
same people (civilized folks). So theres easy enough excueses to
come up with.<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>3. A priest is still a character and,
thus, has choices to make at his or her own peril. Priests are locked
into certain restrictions because of their denominational affiliations.
Those restrictions could EASILY vary from denomination to denomination.
For instance, one denomination might consider magic use (oustide of the
faith) as 'dirty' while another denomination of the same alignment might
consider it to be acceptable. The GM has to make those determinations.
IT's stuff like this that makes GM'ing so difficult. Lots to develop in
too short a time.</font><br>
<font size=3></blockquote>Yep. Who says a priest is
goody-goody. Theres perverse cults out there too! :)<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>4. I would think that dwarfs that are
shadow weavers might simply be cursed....the same true for elves with
this "affliction". I also have no trouble with Dwarves being
wizards, but everybody else in the warren considers them crazy old
coots....NEVER would a dwarf be a sidh magician, though...he'd kill
himself in shame (grin). He'd probably take up bow hunting or something
equally distasteful...(big grin).</font><br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Just my opinions.</font><br>
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<font size=3>Problem with me is the old bias of Dwarfs. Always
think of them as folks who do nothing but mine :) Which isn't
true. <br>
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Good questions though never thought of this stuff or had to in 20
years. I mean no one has really tried to break the glass ceiling if
you will.<br>
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