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Old 11-03-2016, 01:38 PM   #20
Christopher R. Rice
 
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Default Re: [Sorcery] Questions about Warp and Ally

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Originally Posted by Kelly Pedersen View Post
I'd actually argue, as I suggested above, that there doesn't have to be a modifier on Summonable to do this. The way I see it, Ally as an advantage is providing an NPC who is loyal to you. I think it's reasonable to say that the Magical limitation on Ally itself can be interpreted to be limiting the "loyalty" bit, rather than the "physical presence" bit.
Actually, Minion (Magical, -10%), +45% is a better fit in some cases. The critter doesn't go away in a no-mana zone, but your control does.

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Originally Posted by Kelly Pedersen View Post
All this discussion of summoned Allies being magically bound is making me think that there should probably be a variant on the Conjured enhancement where, instead of a reaction roll when you conjure the new ally, it's a contest of Will instead. That's probably the usual Based on Will +20% enhancement, just applied to Conjured instead of the full Ally advantage, so turning it into a +120% enhancement.
Requires Will vs. Will roll is orth -15% - not +20%. But I like the idea.
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