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Post by thondor on Jul 30, 2019 20:54:51 GMT -5
I do like the ideas that here about the proximity to "real" things making shadow people/things more real.
I suspect that xenomancer saying "spending stuff" just meant if you spend points on a shadow or on "allies/creatures" they become more real.
From the books Oberon clearly believed that a "fresh" infusion of Chaos blood was critical to keeping Amberites powerful. The only real trait that we see that Chaosites seem to have that the "3rd gen" doesn't is shapeshifting. Meaning "pure" Amberites can't gain Logrus mastery. (I'm not sure I'll actually stick to the shapeshifting requirement when I next run.)
Personally, I usually think this is just the Pattern asserting it's "orderlyness" and gaining it's subjects loyalty. My headcannon doesn't really make the 3rd and 4th gen amberites less powerful, other than experience and lifetimes spent; and the shapeshifting + Logrus restriction.
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Another thought, a Pattern-ghost drinking the blood of Amber gains independance and reality . . . could a shadow of an Amberite do something similar? I've usually thought of "strong shadows" (i.e. Caines shadow) as half-powered versions at best -- but lacking power over shadow.
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Post by ed on Mar 25, 2020 21:37:06 GMT -5
So if Corwin and Deirdre had a kid it would also be 250? A player could have fun with that compared to the others!
If humans start at 0 points but are at -25 for all abilities then they 100 points to spend so they could get broken pattern and sorcery plus up psych to chaos level.
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Post by ed on Mar 25, 2020 21:44:35 GMT -5
Since anything can exist in Shadow then there must be shadow versions of the Amberites that are near to being as powerful as the real thing. Remember that it took Flora decades to convince herself that amnesiac Corwin was the real thing which implies that they had occasionally come across shadow versions that were very powerful. There was also mention of subconsciously 'creating' things in the shadows they visit; powerful family members could be a consequence of that.
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