A simple idea with many many many applications:

>pre GS 30
>cast guardian
You summon your fairy guardian thing.

>LINK GUARDIAN
You create an Empathic Link with your fairy guardian thing. Wee!

Linking to your GS would provide a series of benefits, abilities and boosts based on the competency of the guardian and it's type. It would be concentration based, meaning it would require a minimum hit to concentration and also slowly drain concentration over time.

For instance,

AVENGER
An offensive, combat oriented guardian. You could receive a boost to Evasion, MO, other combat-related boosts.

You could command it to advance certain critters, be in offensive or defensive stances, retreat, etc. Basically a proxy to allow Empaths more control in combat.

WOODWISP
A utility, survival oriented guardian. Boosts Foraging, Perception, other survival skills.

You could command it to forage for certain herbs, search out hidden people/things, help you climb obstacles, etc.

COLEPLEXY
A magic/utility guardian. Boost magic skills.

Could command it to cast TM spells, cast buff spells on you, etc.

So you get the idea... I'm sure each of them could be fleshed out to make them all viable, useful guardians.

Thoughts?

GENT

Similar thoughts had crossed my mind at some point, too. I really like the idea of Empathizing with guardian spirits to obtain some beneficial effect. Rather than skill boosts, though, I was thinking in terms of some other sort of intrinsic bonuses, such as the ability to see in the dark or breathe underwater. Assuming that a narmorbreth can breathe underwater, for example, it seems perfectly reasonable that one could Empathize with it in such a way as to gain the "able to breathe underwater" property.

Thanks,
-Kaith Partani Karthor

There are things coming, but not likely utilizing Link at this point. They may come in the form of subsequent booster spells, but that has yet to be determined.

Stay tuned...

GM Reexa


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