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Originally Posted by whswhs
In CEP, the reason is that if you have Lifting ST as a wood ability, you might run into someone who can cripple your wood power with Glinting Edge or Stream of Needles (metal) or with Pressure Secrets and Touching the Liver (also metal), leaving you unable to boost your ST. But if you also have it as a metal or stone ability, you're good!
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Yes, but if you convert them to spells, you lose that benefit as something crippling/neutralizing an ability will also neutralize the alternate abilities.
That was the reason for my comment that in CEP you pay +1/5 cost to gain protection against that. In sorcery there is no corresponding protection possible, though I guess you could lower the probability of being neutralized with Protected Power if it is allowed by the GM.