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[kv]

uhhh... what? What is an uber alles?

  -kv

[ROOTless]

FACE JUNKIE UBER ALLES

Only german Face Junkies, I should assume.

[kv]

Anyway... more magic questions.

Are there any focuses that help with banishing spirits? (or controlling spirits in general?)

  -kv

[ROOTless]

foci
Never focuses, the plural of focus is foci.

Yes, there exist a category known as spirit foci, and IIRC they add dice to all rolls magically interacting with the appropriate spirits, including for purposes of controlling or banishing.

Remember that the focus must be designed for the specific type of spirit, and that buying a focus for a type of bug spirit might ... raise questions.

Also, free spirits are unique, and require individualized foci.

[Gabriel]

Additionaly, I would think that any focus that is created for a free spirit would require part of that spirit in the same way as a material link would for ritual casting. So a focus for summoning earth elementals might contain some rare earth or a precious stone of some sort, whereas a hearth spirit might have some material from a house or building in it. Kind of like that.

That's not canon, just how I would do things.

Gabriel

[Retread]

Notably, free spirits are not considered to fall under the blanket of "spirit types." So a Fire Elemental focus will not be able to help you bind a Free Fire Elemental. However, this isn't to say that you can't make a focus for manipulating a free spirit. You can make a focus for use in binding a free spirit by designing the focus with knowledge of the free spirit's True Name. Once designed, you can make the focus at whatever rating you designed it at and once bonded will allow you to add dice for tests to banish, bind or otherwise frag with that particular spirit.

[Gabriel]

Yeah, just be really, REALLY carefull about doing this. Free spirits can be a real pain in the hoop, and are generally NOT bound by any recognized laws. The exception to this is Aztland and Amazonia (if I remember correctly). Anyway, they can be bad news if you frag with them, and will be VERY interested in why you are looking for their true name if they get wind of you doning it.

Gabriel

[Retread]

Well, considering that you only have to find out the spirit's home metaplane and get a good look at the spirit itself, there's really not much they can do in the meantime.

[ROOTless]

Depending on Force, that quest can get really nasty.

And in some cases, just finding the signature can be a problem.

Oh, and good luck questing for the True Name of a bug.

[Gabriel]

I don't even want to think about what that metaplane would be like. Hasn't it been theorized that the bugs are coming here because it's already too crowded in their own metaplane??

Gabriel

[Retread]

Something like that. I fail to understand how a metaphysical plane gets crowded, however...

[Gabriel]

That's exactly what I thought. But there you go.

Gabriel

[Retread]

My knowledge of the Earthdawn Invae is weak, so if someone with further ED knowledge would enlighten me as to whether there is a reference to the home plane of the Invae within Earthdawn Novels or Sourcebooks, it would be appreciated.

[Gabriel]

Wait a mintue!!!! Mr. ShadowDawn himself is saying he isn't sure of an ED reference??? Hell, Retread, I should give you a karma point for that!! Seriously though, how do you get to a point where your entire plane of existance is "too full" Sounds a bit fragged up.

Gabriel

[Retread]

You know, I never did claim to be the end-all-be-all of Earthdawn... I made a few references and conjectures and you put me in that role. Keep that in mind, Gabe