[PnP] pnp Digest, Vol 143, Issue 5

[Scott Adams]

Think its more a issue of logic.
These spells make no logical sense to from day 1 to day 2 suddenly go 
from EL-1 to EL6.
I mean one could argue gods download the info like a Knowledge spell 
but seems silly.


At 11:50 AM 11/22/2017, you wrote:
>I'm not if some of apriest's abilities work like abilities and not 
>spells, then, yes, it is quite possible they get it all at once 
>assuming these are granted powers and not learned powers. After all, 
>that's the difference between priests and mages: Granted abilities 
>vs learned abilities. The deity can confer any level of ability he 
>or she wants, can't they?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Sanders <dasandersx at comcast.net>
> >Sent: Nov 22, 2017 7:57 AM
> >To: pnp at list.powersandperils.org
> >Subject: Re: [PnP] pnp Digest, Vol 143, Issue 5
> >
> >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
> >
> >>
> >> Message: 1
> >> 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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