Health Adept

Jason J Carter (Carter@UPS.EDU)
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Abilities:

   * Full access to Astral Space.
   * May only cast Health spells and spells using the Venom Elemental
     effect.
   * May summon Watchers and Zombies.

Health Adepts fall into two categories, Healers and Necromancers.

Healers would never summon zombies, although they are known to try to gain
control over them when they encounter them. Once they gain control they
banish or destroy them ASAP. It is not uncommon for healers to have no or
little conjuring skill since Watchers are not as useful as elementals. Still
Watchers can be a valuable tool for watching over patients. All PC health
adepts should be healers.

Necromancers summon zombies and enjoy using them. Necromancers tend to be
magical threats, since summoning zombies is not a nice thing to do. Some
necromancers are rumored to cast spells using an undocumented venom
elemental effect. Theoretically, healers should be able to use these spells
also, but it is not in the nature of most to do so. Full mages who use
zombies are know as necromatic mages.

For rules on zombies, see the Waking the Dead article here in NERPS:
ShadowLore. For purposes of temporary control over zombies, healers have a
Threat rating of 1. PC health adepts should be allowed to control zombies on
for as long as they are in direct confrontation with a necromancer. Once
there is no combat around the PC should be either required to banish/destroy
the zombie or declare his character a NPC and hand it over to the GM.

VENOM ELEMENTAL EFFECT

Primary Damage:

Spells of this effect form a nearly acidic poison. Manipulation spells of
this nature will not affect inorganic substances, including all spirits.
Combat spells with this special effect cause damage to the aura and will
work on inorganic targets.

Secondary Effect:

Living. organic targets of Venom suffer immense pain from the toxin. If the
Secondary Effect roll exceeds the target's body (plus EE mods) then the
victim suffers a +2 to all target numbers for the rest of this and the next
Combat Turn.