Innate Spells in Monster Hunters 3: The Enemy

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man

In looking over the various Demon "creature sheets" in GURPS Monster Hunters 3: The Enemy, I notice that their Innate Spells are invariably equal to the controlling Path. Is this a requirement, or just a convenience for the GM? Could a demon have a little-used ability that's lower than the path it's based on, or a go-to trait that's higher?

It's a requirement -- the roll to cast a one-Path spell is always made against the controlling Path for that spell. See the rules for RPM (in Chapter Three of MH1) for details.

If the GM wants to change it, up or down, then he should feel free to do so. But not because the basic rules support it -- instead, it's okay because evil demons already use special rules for magic, so it won't really hurt anything to futz with it a bit.