Familiars in Heaven

Whitelaughter · 06-10-2018, 02:13 AM

Multiple Attunements benefit from being able to dump vast amounts of essence into them - Gabriel's Smite, Jean's Generator - but best example is Marc's Head of a PIN, which can only be used once per day, and generates wealth dependent on the amount of essence pumped in to it.

Essence is unlikely to be in short supply in Heaven; large numbers of WordBound, all with numerous Rites, provide an easy way to gain the stuff. But *storing* it is trickier.

The two obvious ways to be able to be able to store/use essence are Reliquaries and Familiars - but both are pricey. The quick way to avoid needing a Reliquary is the Corporeal Song of Essence - a Relic/6 containing the Song could benefit hundreds of angels, so Trade would provide!

Familiars though: without the intervention of a Superior, you need to use Alchemy.
The temporary Familiar Vessels created by Alchemy (CPG p 48) cost 1 essence a day to maintain - so half the cost of CorEssence. Well worth while. They allow an angel to drop up to an additional 3-8 essence on the needed task, depending on the Reliever's Forces; and the new familiar can use a Reliquary: so up to an additional 6 essence using CorEssence, or 12 with a maxed out true reliquary.

And from the perspective of the Reliever, this is a great deal. Not only do they get to be helpful, but a fairly senior angel will now be arranging to get them multiple Rites. Assuming each Rite takes about an average of an hour to perform, the new familiar could use 24 of them daily, feeding the essence into their boss either directly or via the CorEssence Relic. The effective limit is their Forces - and now they have a powerful sponsor who can seek to get them more Forces.

All this goes into creating wealth for Heaven: which is a point, it has been 20 years since IN was first published, and prices have increased by a factor of 10 since then. Rather than providing $100 per point of essence spent, Head of a PIN should be providing $1000.

06-10-2018, 02:13 AM	#1
Whitelaughter Join Date: Jun 2011	Familiars in Heaven Multiple Attunements benefit from being able to dump vast amounts of essence into them - Gabriel's Smite, Jean's Generator - but best example is Marc's Head of a PIN, which can only be used once per day, and generates wealth dependent on the amount of essence pumped in to it. Essence is unlikely to be in short supply in Heaven; large numbers of WordBound, all with numerous Rites, provide an easy way to gain the stuff. But storing it is trickier. The two obvious ways to be able to be able to store/use essence are Reliquaries and Familiars - but both are pricey. The quick way to avoid needing a Reliquary is the Corporeal Song of Essence - a Relic/6 containing the Song could benefit hundreds of angels, so Trade would provide! Familiars though: without the intervention of a Superior, you need to use Alchemy. The temporary Familiar Vessels created by Alchemy (CPG p 48) cost 1 essence a day to maintain - so half the cost of CorEssence. Well worth while. They allow an angel to drop up to an additional 3-8 essence on the needed task, depending on the Reliever's Forces; and the new familiar can use a Reliquary: so up to an additional 6 essence using CorEssence, or 12 with a maxed out true reliquary. And from the perspective of the Reliever, this is a great deal. Not only do they get to be helpful, but a fairly senior angel will now be arranging to get them multiple Rites. Assuming each Rite takes about an average of an hour to perform, the new familiar could use 24 of them daily, feeding the essence into their boss either directly or via the CorEssence Relic. The effective limit is their Forces - and now they have a powerful sponsor who can seek to get them more Forces. All this goes into creating wealth for Heaven: which is a point, it has been 20 years since IN was first published, and prices have increased by a factor of 10 since then. Rather than providing $100 per point of essence spent, Head of a PIN should be providing $1000.