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Title: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: peterjk3 on <08-20-19/1436:26>
So my adept face has the seducer as a mentor spirit. The all advantage is edge boosts cost 1 less for con tests.

1) Are the 1-edge boosts free or is there a minimum cost

2) If the 1-edge boosts are free and since you can spend X edge to reroll X dice are all of those free?   What would be the limit on that usage if they are free?
Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: FastJack on <08-20-19/1450:35>
The Errata release (here (https://www.shadowrunsixthworld.com/resources/)) officially added this to the Spending Edge section on p. 46: "Note that nothing can ever reduce the cost of an Edge Action to 0 Edge."
Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: Michael Chandra on <08-20-19/1513:15>
Also, I think people are leaning towards 'the entire expenditure receives a single discount of 1'.
Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: Xenon on <08-20-19/1745:18>
List of situations where Seduction applies:


Also, I think people are leaning towards 'the entire expenditure receives a single discount of 1'.
So what you are saying is that if I were to for example buy two automatic hits on my Con test with the Seducer Mentor Spirit I would have to pay 5 Edge (rather than 4)? Interesting.....


Only Edge Boosts you can stack on a Con test (that are applicable for a discount) are the the following two:

Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: peterjk3 on <08-21-19/1612:46>
Could I reroll 2 die on a con check for 1 edge?
Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: Michael Chandra on <08-21-19/1725:36>
Under the assumption that it simply gives 1 discount on the full expenditure, yeah that would be the case.

Remember, always reroll your opponent's hits. =D
Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: Xenon on <08-22-19/0140:07>
Under the assumption that it simply gives 1 discount on the full expenditure
That whole assumption could need an official clarification / errata if you ask me.

Reading the text it sound more like each individual edge boost cost 1 less edge (with a minimum cost of 1 edge), rather than that the whole edge expenditure cost 1 less edge (with a minimum cost of 1 edge).


Difference between the two are not huge to be honest (at least not in the case of Seduction);
In the first case you can stack the 2-edge action 2 times for a 50% save (total cost of 2 edge)
In the second case you can stack the 1-edge action 2 times for a 50% save (total cost of 1 edge).
Title: Re: Edge boosts and Mentor Spirits
Post by: Michael Chandra on <08-22-19/0308:53>
Except that the errata note an Edge 'Action' (they meant Expenditure) cannot be discounted to 0, so for rerolls it's the difference between 'can I get any discount or not'.

And yes, it needs official clarification/errata. It's come up. Fortunately, I have no idea what the errata team's opinion is on it, so I can state 'I'm functioning under assumption X'.