Re: IIWU battle royale - Scro magic

>Sun, Jun 8, 1997 3:41 AM EDT, Darkstar:
>>If I remember rightly the Scro did have warrior priests and the like to heal
>and man their helms.<
>  War Priests, or Sons of Dukagsh, don't get posted to fleets until they
>reach 5th cleric/ 5th mage on their homeworld (different from Paul
>Westermeyer's Realmspace scro) which seems a long time.  Then to "top out" of
>their profession in wildspace, unless using rules to exceed level limits?
> Roger Moore's scro article in the Dragon Annual goes on to state (p.52) "A
>5th-level war priest with training as a necromancer and of wisdom of 18 would
>then have 10 wizard spells (at least 3 of them necromantic) and 13 priest
>spells - not bad!"
>Then, they fill the upper ranks of the navy (ie. Admiral Halker) and there's
>one on each of the three ship's watches plus the captain and yes...scro have
>some magic.
>  But, IMO, it is still a catch-up game to the elves who are "fey" creatures
>after all (whatever that means, probably an edge in enchanted items, no sleep
>or charm, magical aptitude, and, unlike Dukagsh, the ready ear of their
>gods.)  Magic may not be their best thing, but one of a few things scro have
>up their sleeves to fight the elves.


Sounds like I really screwed up not buying the Dragon Annual (cash was a
little tight at the time).  Did it have any other SJ articles?  Was that
where you got the "priests/mages stay at the homeplanet until 5th level"
thing?  I didn't find that in any of my sources (or i would have addressed
it:))

I do think Elves should have a magic advantage,  otherwise the scro would
always kick their buts (the average Scro fighter is 3rd level,  the average
elf 1st,  according to the MC entries).

I think I might come up with a rank/force struggle article for the elves
similar to what I've done for the scro.

"We look on the same stars,  the sky is common,  the same world surrounds
us.  What difference does it make by what pains each seeks the truth?  We
can not attain to so great a secret by one road..."
Symmachus,  "Memorial on the Occasion of the Removal of the Altar of
Victory from the Senate House" (392 AD)

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