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I see this being closely related to the somewhat ad hoc nature of spells compared to Some Other Systems -- which is to say; I'm asking because this section is, if I may speak so frankly, a big mess. It looks like they were made without real organization, on the spot, from an experimenting nethermanc...

I think Blood Pebbles invite the question of armor stacking more than other armors because they don't fit the, "The other armors are already included" rule. You're not wearing padded cloth under your blood pebbles. And Kasbak's point about inner-armor not working the same as outer-armor do...

While you are focusing on spell matrices as the problem, it is actually the spellcasting setup as a whole. Using Versatility as the example, you cannot be a functional spellcaster with one talent. Take any one talent from the suite and you are not getting far: Patterncraft, Spellcasting, Standard M...

Better, yes, as always! I can't say that I like the decision still, though. The "Two Free Matrices" thing was created specifically to open up more Talent Options for spellcasters, and it sort of does that, but not really, because they're still there in the Optional Talents and you still wa...

Well.. if somebody took Air Speaking and used it, then I guess it has some usefulness. <grin> My point on Elemental Tongues isn't whether or not it has usefulness - it is whether it has usefulness past Rank 5. For the first couple Circles, it's awesome; for an Elementalist advancing past 5th Circle,...

Hi! OK, I've been busy with Other Things, so I know this goes back a bit now, but I wanted to ask a couple of things about.. well, the thoughts behind stuff, and this seems like the right thread for that. First... why is Air Speaking still a thing? The Range still isn't very good, you have to beat t...

Are we sure if 1st Edition had done it this way, we wouldn't be here now saying, "Well, since Step 19-29 was always the problem..."?? I'm just curious. More seriously, I trust Mataxes pretty absolutely when it comes to the math under the Steps. His old articles on it cover not just the sta...

My choices would be: 353 (Alachia), 350 (K'stulaani - "winged T'skrang"), 331 (Despairthought), 309 (T'skrang Magic User), 303A (T'skrang), 303B (T'skrang), 302C (Windling), 325 (Obsidiman Warrior) ...For me, it's mostly about looking for the things that are more.. uniquely Earthdawn. The ...

It makes sense that these would be learned as separate abilities, even if they are both performed via the same talent. That's fine as far as it goes, but that's not actually why I think it doesn't make sense. There is no other basis for a Talent that only offers half its capabilities when you learn...