Sources

[hobbychest@pcsia.co]

BI>If a PC wizard is able to convince another NPC wizard to relinquish
BI>claim to sources, does the PC wizard simply inherit those sources at
BI>their current levels (those built-up by the NPC) with all associated ley
BI>lines or does the PC wizard have to go through the lengthy process of
BI>"getting to know the land, finding the sources of magic, and building up
BI>the source levels" for each particular province? This came up in our
BI>game due to the fact that other regents (not wizards) used tactics to
BI>take over other NPC owned guild and law holdings, without destroying the
BI>foundations for those holdings. The PC wizard felt that it would be
BI>quite unfair that he would be forced to go through the time consuming
BI>process of source location and fortification while others simply
BI>absorbed or invested foreign holdings into their own portfolios.

If the sources get invested, then they would be a current level.
Otherwise, I would make them build from scratch.

Robert Thomson
rthomson@geocities.com

[Mark A Vandermeulen]

On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, Bryan Palmer wrote:

> If a PC wizard is able to convince another NPC wizard to relinquish
> claim to sources, does the PC wizard simply inherit those sources at
> their current levels (those built-up by the NPC) with all associated ley
> lines or does the PC wizard have to go through the lengthy process of
> "getting to know the land, finding the sources of magic, and building up
> the source levels" for each particular province? This came up in our
> game due to the fact that other regents (not wizards) used tactics to
> take over other NPC owned guild and law holdings, without destroying the
> foundations for those holdings. The PC wizard felt that it would be
> quite unfair that he would be forced to go through the time consuming
> process of source location and fortification while others simply
> absorbed or invested foreign holdings into their own portfolios.

The wizard can instantly inherit the whole of the other's sources, levels
and all. It requires an investiture spell: the former holder is divested,
and the new holder is invested. It still requires one month to do the
spell (same as for law or guild holders who want to claim regency from
their holdings), but it can certainly be done. Details of this are
explained very well in the Book of Priestcraft. I personally would make
the wizards use a priest of Ruornil for the process (and I require priests
of Sera/Sarimie for guilds), but that's a personal interpretation.

Mark VanderMeulen
vander+@pitt.edu

[Geniver]

Would an investiture be appropriate?

Bryan Palmer wrote:
>
> If a PC wizard is able to convince another NPC wizard to relinquish
> claim to sources, does the PC wizard simply inherit those sources at
> their current levels (those built-up by the NPC) with all associated ley
> lines or does the PC wizard have to go through the lengthy process of
> "getting to know the land, finding the sources of magic, and building up
> the source levels" for each particular province?


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[Tripp Elliott]

Bryan Palmer wrote:
>
> If a PC wizard is able to convince another NPC wizard to relinquish
> claim to sources, does the PC wizard simply inherit those sources at
> their current levels (those built-up by the NPC) with all associated ley
> lines or does the PC wizard have to go through the lengthy process of
> "getting to know the land, finding the sources of magic, and building up
> the source levels" for each particular province? This came up in our
> game due to the fact that other regents (not wizards) used tactics to
> take over other NPC owned guild and law holdings, without destroying the
> foundations for those holdings. The PC wizard felt that it would be
> quite unfair that he would be forced to go through the time consuming
> process of source location and fortification while others simply
> absorbed or invested foreign holdings into their own portfolios.

IMHO he can forcibly invest the holdings if he likes, or if he can
"convince" the NPC, he can Realm invest the whole kit and kaboodle.

Tripp