Re: [BNW] Review of Books, Some Plot Guesses, and a Request [MATT]

[MMeans68@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/21/00 4:22:27 PM !!!First Boot!!!, nbouqu1@gl.umbc.edu 
writes:

> I have never liked the requirement that a totem be in the Barginer's
>  hand in order to use. I have always seen the Barginers as Dr. Strange,
>  or a mage (which is what they are, really). To me allowing them to have
>  totems as rings, amulets, bracers, etc that only need to be touched
>  makes sense. Matt, care to comment?
>  

To me, I would think it's a matter of game balance (and, yes, I know how some 
of you just hate that concept:) )...Bargainers have the potential to be quite 
a bit more versatile, if not more powerful (especially with the spells in the 
Bargainer's book) than your "average" Delta, so if you had a way that they 
could be neutralized (taking/destroying the totem) relatively easily, it 
might balance things out.  If a Primer in the know sees a Delta flying around 
or shooting lightning from their hands while brandishing a wand or some such 
object, they could easily target it and make things rough for the Bargainer.  
If it was so easy, everyone would be doing it :)

Mark