[Frostriese]

Bah, they need to be taken down a peg.

Oh, I dunno. I always enjoyed the (Immortal) Elven elitarism theme. Really didn't like how the two Tirs were already taken down several notches, especially that revolution in TT. That elitarism is simple the elven "shtick", so to say, so why take it away from them?

There is a Nethermancer spell that can do it, but it requires hiding on a Netherworld during the downtime.

So, not really practical.

Especially since there are so many things that could eat one there.

Well, I have no clue about ED rules / magical background, but to me that sounds like that would be a fighting chance at least, and I'd say even a minimal chance (to beat death) is better than none at all.

[The_Gun_Nut]

Well, it's a ritual that requires one to sacrifice their life force, permanently.  Essentially, they slowly weaken with each casting, but they get to live another 15 to 20 years per cast.  The only way to keep from becoming decrepit in short order is to use death magic to suck out someone else's life force while you stay young.

Oh, and if you fail any of the spellcasting tests, all of your put off years catch up to you.  All at once.

[Kot]

Off course, as a Nethermancer I'd really want to re-make myself into a Great Form Free Spirit, actually. That'd be better and more along the Discipline path. I bet there are few of those who succeeded still along, even if they don't remember it.

[Charybdis]

Off course, as a Nethermancer I'd really want to re-make myself into a Great Form Free Spirit, actually. That'd be better and more along the Discipline path. I bet there are few of those who succeeded still along, even if they don't remember it.

I like this concept.... makes a lot more sense than trying to keep a physical body sustained throughout the low mana cycle...

[Jame Rowe]

they do have a 3rd ed. that they're currently printing through redbrick i believe

2nd Ed was Redbrick. As I understand it, 3rd Ed is now Mongoose.

I'd buy the Player's book but I have other books which come first, like A Time of War for Battletech.

[Longshot23]

Off course, as a Nethermancer I'd really want to re-make myself into a Great Form Free Spirit, actually. That'd be better and more along the Discipline path. I bet there are few of those who succeeded still along, even if they don't remember it.

Wouldn't this count as a form of - or a step towards - Ascension, kind-of-sort-of?

[The_Gun_Nut]

they do have a 3rd ed. that they're currently printing through redbrick i believe

2nd Ed was Redbrick. As I understand it, 3rd Ed is now Mongoose.

I'd buy the Player's book but I have other books which come first, like A Time of War for Battletech.

The 2nd edition was Living Room Games.  Earthdawn Classic (kindof a revised 1st edition, called EDC) was done by RedBrick.  The newest edition, 3rd ed., is also done by RedBrick but published under Mongoose's Flaming Cobra imprint.

[Kot]

Wouldn't this count as a form of - or a step towards - Ascension, kind-of-sort-of?

That depends what the term means to you. I'd say that's a quasi-natural way, since there are Namegiver Spirits around in the Age of Legends - there is a Talent (or talent knack in the 3rd edition) that lets you summon a spirit of a long dead master of your Discipline and coax him into teaching you.

[TheWanderingJewels]

And a nightmare thought for a Horror that doesn't really need to 'come across' to cause havoc with it's Horror Mark.

Azzvat-Many-Eyes

Typically it doesn't manifest too much. doesn't really need to. What it does is that it 'corrupts' objects that are rounded (coins, buttons, etc.) with a very special Horror Mark that passes itself on to those who who handle the rounded objects....it has time and works it's way past the magickal defenses slowly.

once this is done, any rounded object viewed by the person will look normal to the victim, but then crack itself open much like and eye and stare at the target with the force of the Thing behind it, looking into thier soul.

now imagine this let loose in the 2070's

Round icons, signs, dinner plates, mirrors, tires.

Pretty much anything round.

You may now run.

Screaming.

Or claw your optics out.

Except that won't help.

[Rockopolis]

Duh, of course that won't help; you have to turn off the antialiasing.

[TheWanderingJewels]

Duh, of course that won't help; you have to turn off the antialiasing.

and if the shutdown interface icon in your VI looks round? 

[Sichr]

Buy Reality filter built on Tetris layout.

[Rockopolis]

Duh, of course that won't help; you have to turn off the antialiasing.

and if the shutdown interface icon in your VI looks round? 

Poke him in the eye and run away. WOOB WOOB WOOB!

Seriously, when I think about it, that sounds like a terrible power; making millions of ways to get a poke in the eye. And you should hope you didn't use it on a dude who knows a joygirl with a perfectly round...
Anyway, I'm suddenly thinking of...what was that black & white movie with the rocket sticking out of the Mean in the Moon's eye?

[TheWanderingJewels]

that's kinda the point....it makes you percieve anything round as an eye. One that's boring into your soul. You can't escape it and it can inflict pain at any time. you can't escape it's gaze. it's always there watching.

Hello people treating you as schizo

[The_Gun_Nut]

Yeah, only the victim sees the Eye.  It's only there in his or her mind.  Gazing, boring into their soul and drinking up their sanity.