I was reading your FAQ and noticed a Q-A that has me a little puzzled and I was hoping you could clarify it for me. The Q-A is from the Mental Powers category and is repeated here (I’ve also provided the previous Q-A to provide context):
Q: How can a character buy the ability to switch between classes of minds?
A: Via Multiform. The alternate form is the same as he is, but with a
different class of mind. However, note the next answer, which explains
that normally Multiform doesn’t change the character’s class of mind;
what’s described in this answer is a special use of Multiform that only
changes the character’s class of mind.
* Q: If a character has a Multiform that lets him switch to something other
* than human (say, a wolf), does that change his class of mind?
* A: If the wolf retains human intellect and the like, then he’s still got a
* Human mind. If not (if the character becomes completely wolf-like
* mentally [to the point where his INT and EGO drop to wolf levels, etc.],
* or loses his personality to the effects of the Personality Loss
* Limitation), then he’d have an Animal mind.
* Of course, he could have both; you can take that as a 5-point Physical
* Limitation. That’s probably the best solution in most cases.
My question is in the last line... the 5-point Physical Limitation. I am wondering if that’s an error. I don’t see how having a Wolf form, with an Animal-class mind and your human intellect, etc. would be a limitation/disadvantage. After all, it allows you to break most Mental Powers instantly. Shouldn’t it be an advantage/adder to Multiform?
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MistWing
Hi there.
I was reading your FAQ and noticed a Q-A that has me a little puzzled and I was hoping you could clarify it for me. The Q-A is from the Mental Powers category and is repeated here (I’ve also provided the previous Q-A to provide context):
Q: How can a character buy the ability to switch between classes of minds?
A: Via Multiform. The alternate form is the same as he is, but with a
different class of mind. However, note the next answer, which explains
that normally Multiform doesn’t change the character’s class of mind;
what’s described in this answer is a special use of Multiform that only
changes the character’s class of mind.
* Q: If a character has a Multiform that lets him switch to something other
* than human (say, a wolf), does that change his class of mind?
* A: If the wolf retains human intellect and the like, then he’s still got a
* Human mind. If not (if the character becomes completely wolf-like
* mentally [to the point where his INT and EGO drop to wolf levels, etc.],
* or loses his personality to the effects of the Personality Loss
* Limitation), then he’d have an Animal mind.
* Of course, he could have both; you can take that as a 5-point Physical
* Limitation. That’s probably the best solution in most cases.
My question is in the last line... the 5-point Physical Limitation. I am wondering if that’s an error. I don’t see how having a Wolf form, with an Animal-class mind and your human intellect, etc. would be a limitation/disadvantage. After all, it allows you to break most Mental Powers instantly. Shouldn’t it be an advantage/adder to Multiform?
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MistWing SilverTail
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