Djday45 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Confused with divine intervention - is the power point loss for an Initiate permanent? Or do they regain those power points normally much like spirit magic use? Thanks Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Djday45 said: Confused with divine intervention - is the power point loss for an Initiate permanent? Or do they regain those power points normally much like spirit magic use? Thanks Dean Yes. That's why if you happen to roll the same as your POW, you die and are transported to your god's home in the afterlife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Yeah, the POW loss for everyone (if a Rune Master with Improved DI rolls over their current unused Rune Point total) is permanent. Which is also how Priests who are meant to maintain an impressive-to-the-God-and-their-Congregation 18 POW get sent on furlough sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBDunkerson Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 My read is that you permanently lose one rune point even if the divine intervention attempt fails, rune masters may then expend any remaining unused rune points but can recover these through worship as normal, and anyone can also lose permanent power points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jps Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 To initiate a Divine Intervention you must first sacrifice a permanent Rune Point, then you roll the dice (usually 1D100). If it succeeds the God answers, then the Power is lost (Rune Points are lost first in the case of a Rune Priest) if the Power left is 0 the Initiate/Rune Priest dies. In any case, the Power loss is permanent (but you can raise your Power through experience as usual). So, indeed the RP is lost whether the DI succeeds or not but, should it succeeds the Power loss is permanent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Oh, good catch. I had missed that you have to spend a one-use RP to even get a roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 28 minutes ago, womble said: Oh, good catch. I had missed that you have to spend a one-use RP to even get a roll. I had missed that change as well. So what happens to the poor initiate who has already used all their Rune Points? Do they have no chance for DI, or must they sacrifice 1 point of POW? I'd probably rule the latter in my game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 3 hours ago, jajagappa said: I had missed that change as well. So what happens to the poor initiate who has already used all their Rune Points? Do they have no chance for DI, or must they sacrifice 1 point of POW? I'd probably rule the latter in my game. RAW, I think they'd have no chance for DI. I'd possibly say they can lose the ability to replenish one of their actual RP that they've spent, rather than knocking off POW... It's not much of a difference, but it is slightly less of a commitment. Especially if they're a Priest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, womble said: I'd possibly say they can lose the ability to replenish one of their actual RP that they've spent, rather than knocking off POW That would work - just reduce the number of Rune Points by one (whether already used or not). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styopa Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 10:04 AM, jajagappa said: I had missed that change as well. So what happens to the poor initiate who has already used all their Rune Points? Do they have no chance for DI, or must they sacrifice 1 point of POW? I'd probably rule the latter in my game. I'd probably actually rule the former. I mean, we're talking about an Initiate who isn't that high up the totem pole. Membership has its privileges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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