Re: [HOE] Now that the book is in front of me... [PEG]

[The Baron Samedi <baron11@netmcr.com>]

At 08:05 PM 7/5/00, you wrote:
>Check out page 50, specifically the Powers section, second paragraph.
>
>"Heroes who spent time Harrowed before becoming a cyborg may pruchase 
>powers becuase the abilities had time to manifest before the deader's 
>manitou was fettered."
>
>That to me says they can take powers if they were harrowed for a while 
>before becoming a cyborg...and they will work WITHOUT the Power Focus.
>
>"Likewise, heores who take the unfettered hinderance can also purchase 
>powers..."
>
>That one is obvious, the manitou is unfettered and therefore the heroes 
>can manifest new powers on their own.
>
>"Whether your deader has Harrowed powers or not depends on the background 
>you've chosen for him"
>
>The pc's background says that she was harrowed for a good long while (5-7 
>years) before becoming a cyborg and being fettered.  Thus the pc had time 
>for her powers to manifest themselves.
>
>And finally the passage that was ripped right out of context...  :->
>
>"A fettered manitou can't manifest powers in its host unless equipped with 
>a power focus."
>
>This means that a character can not force the manitou to create a power, 
>learn a new power, or improve a current power without using a power focus.
>
>It does not mean that if a harrowed had powers, became a cyborg, and 
>doesn't have a power focus, then all of their previous powers won't work!
>
>Actually, I think a harrowed with powers would be able to improve their 
>current powers, just not get new ones, even if they didn't have a power focus.
>
>Well, thems my thoughts...yours?

can't help you.

Hopler's Logic is sound to me.  it was how we read it anyway.

I figgure they can have powers if they were a Cyborg before, but not use them.

TBS