Re: mutate

[Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>]

> I think we need some clarifications on how long a mutate takes to complete.
> Does it take a day? is it instant? A week?
> [Daniel Lawrence]  4 rounds, which is 16 seconds.

So the changes take effect during the casting time, and not at the
end of it, and the touch has to be made at the beginning of it?

> [Daniel Lawrence]  straight out of the book.
> 
> MUTATE
> Time to Cast: 4 R               
> Resist Check: 4d6 vs PWR negates     
>       Target: touch                  
>     Duration: permanent              
>         Area: 1 creature
>       Effect: "improve" species
> 
>           Mutate empowers the caster to make changes or "improvements" to a
> species. Extra arms or legs can be added or removed, eye position and
> number changed, skeletal shape altered, etc. One change can be made with
> the base spell, plus one change for every two finesses.
> 
> [Daniel Lawrence]  There is NO mention of added abilities. The description
> specifically improves an existing species... it does not change the target to
> a different speices. It does not heal damaged tissue. It can create a wing, but
> it does not let the target fly. It does not increase muscle strength. It does not
> change health/agility/strength. It can not make you beautifull.
> 
> Spells do what they say they do.... rather than doing everything they don't
> say they don't. It amazes me as to just how people can intrupret english.


So creature abilities cannot be added?  Errata have said they can, i.e.
the last one that stated you have to spend xp for it.

So which is it? no creature abilities? or creature abilities?

Wright