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« on: <02-19-20/0948:18> »
Is it possible for an adept to gain ranks in spellcasting and a spec, even though they could never use it?
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« Reply #1 on: <02-19-20/0950:12> »
Why would you want to?
RPG mechanics exist to give structure and consistency to the game world, true, but at the end of the day, you’re fighting dragons with algebra and random number generators.

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« Reply #2 on: <02-19-20/1000:21> »
Why would you want to?



"From Forbidden Arcana:
FLESH SCULPTER
10 KARMA PER LEVEL
(MAXIMUM 3)
Minimum Requirements: Spellcasting 4 (with
Manipulation Spells specialization), Zoology 5,
and Spell: Shapechange or (Critter) Form
A character with this quality is able to turn
themselves and others into a larger range of animal forms with the Shapechange or (Critter) Form
spells. For each level of this quality, a Flesh Sculpter
can transform a voluntary subject into an animal
form with a base body that is two points greater or
lower than normally allowed by these spells.

I'm thinking an Adept with Shapechange as an Adept Spell, a high body character that is basically beast boy.
I was trying to find a way to do it without being a MysAd.
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« Reply #3 on: <02-19-20/1006:02> »
Ah, I should have guessed you meant 5e.

Quote from: Magical Skills, pg. 142 SR5
Magic skills are reserved for those who practice magic.
In order to acquire magic-specific skills, characters
must be an Aspected Magician, Magician, or Mystic
Adept.
RPG mechanics exist to give structure and consistency to the game world, true, but at the end of the day, you’re fighting dragons with algebra and random number generators.

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« Reply #4 on: <02-19-20/1009:30> »
It says right in the Adept Spell description that you can take the spellcasting skill ... so yes
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« Reply #5 on: <02-19-20/1010:14> »
Ah, I should have guessed you meant 5e.


Sorry, I need to start remembering to tag these.
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