[UA] Avatars

[Kevin Elmore]

That's pretty much how I viewed it.

I think your explanation is great (even if it turns out
we're both wrong).  I think that is the type of thing we
need for the FAQ.

Very well put.

Kevin Elmore

--- "Stuart.Kenny" <StuartKenny at xwavesolutions.com> wrote:
> Avatars are something that I'm still getting my head
> around.  I've gamed for
> 
> years (decades?) but I'm still new to UA.
> 
> This is as I see it, please correct me if I've gotten
> something fundamental
> wrong.
> 
> Originally (this incarnation) there were no IC (i.e. all
> 333 slots were
> empty).  The 
> vast majority of people lived their lives assuming the
> various roles needed
> to 
> live their lives.
> 
> A _very_ small minority of people "got in to" a
> particular role to the point
> that it
> completely took over their lives, they _became_ that
> role.  These were the 
> original IC.  None of this was done for mystic power,
> because there was no
> mystic
> power to be had (at least until you ascend, and who knew
> that would happen).
> 
> You can't get power from channeling an archetype that
> doesn't exist yet.
> 
> Once there were some IC, the people following their paths
> gained the power
> of 
> the Avatars, and became 'more powerful' than non-Avatars.
> 
> Eventually, someone realized that becoming an Avatar was
> a path to power and
> became the first conscious Avatar.
> 
> Currently there are probably lots more unconscious
> Avatars than conscious
> ones.
> But the conscious ones can (almost always) rise in power
> much quicker than
> the unconscious ones, thus tend to have a higher level.
> 
> As for the Suit or Skin argument:  I see all unconscious
> Avatars being in
> the 
> "Skin" camp, they need to BE their archetype to have
> enough mystic juice to
> push them over the edge.  As for conscious ones, I think
> that going through 
> the actions can work, but someone that thinks the part
> has an advantage,
> if only because the break taboo less often.
> 
> 
> 
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