[DL] Minor Relic: Eagle Feather (long)

["Ben Champion" <mydeadcow@hotmail.com>]

The minor relic Eagle Feather is listed on page 84 of Ghost Dancers. It 
states:

"The eagle feather is one of the most important and powerful medicine 
objects a shaman can own. All medicine ways except ghost medicine are 
considered favored when the feather is used in their rituals."

Does this mean that a character starting with Eagle Feather would be able to 
"learns" all favors (except ghost medicine ways) at one point each as 
described in Favored & Unfavored Medicines on page 57 of Ghost Dancers?

Does this mean that all Appeasement spent on favors (except ghost) are 
doubled as if spent from the appropriate Guardian Spirit? (except ghost) 
regardless of the source of the appeasement (Shaman, Guardian Spirit, 
Associated Favor or Permanent Appeasement)?

Does this mean that if you had a Guardian Spirit and Eagle Feather with 
overlapping medicine way that points spent would be tripled in the same 
manner as Associating a Medicine Way on page 82 of Ghost Dancers?

Does this mean that if you had Eagle Feather and a blessed item with 
Associated Medicine Way that overlapped that all Appeasement would be 
tripled?

I assume that if you had an item with Associated Medicine Way, Eagle Feather 
and Guardian Spirit that all overlapped that you still couldn't quadruple 
your Appeasement.

I have a couple of comments. Feel free to rip me to shreds as I have tough 
skin. =)
I have outlined 3 potential advantages to the Eagle Feather. The first is 
that you could possibly learn favors cheaply. The second is that you could 
double all points spent on Medicine Ways that aren't your Guardian Spirits 
associated way. The Third is that you could triple points spent on Medicine 
Ways that aren't your Guardian Spirits associated way by using the Eagle 
Feather in conjunction with a blessed item that was associated with a 
Medicine Way other than Ghost.

The wording of Eagle Feather seems to imply that it was intended to provide 
a benefit only when "used in their rituals." So my first thought was that it 
shouldn't allow you to learn favors cheaply. However, Guardian Spirits do 
let you learn favors cheaply and if you start the game with one, they give 
you a favored medicine way very similar to Eagle Feather. Next I wondered 
about the statement on page 49 of Ghost Dancers that states: "When your hero 
uses her guardian spirit's Appeasement points for it's associated medicine's 
favors, the points count double." So points are only doubled when they are 
spent from a guardian spirit. But if that negates doubling of points when an 
Eagle Feather is used without a guardian spirit, what is the point of an 
Eagle Feather in the first place?

Here is a proposed explanation that does not involve changing what is 
written. This may have been your intention all along and if it is, my 
apologies for wasting your time.

The Eagle Feather EXTENDS your Guardian Spirit's favored medicine ways 
status to all medicine ways except ghost. It does not cause overlap with 
your Guardian Spirit's present favored medicine way.

That still doesn't answer the question about learning the favors as favored 
medicine ways or not though.



Thanks,
Mydeadcow




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