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[Kali Magdalene]

Epoch wrote:
> 
> I can't think of any prima facia reason why something couldn't work as
> both an Avatar and an Adept doo-hickey, but remember their different
> foci.  Adepts are people with a depth of personal obsession which allows
> them to side-cut some of the universal rules.  Avatars connect to a
> societal obsession which they don't even have to believe in.

Well, what I mean is "why can't hunting game net charges for the reason
that it'd be a Hunter archetype thing to do?" As I see it, you're taking
similar actions for very different reasons.

> In fact, we see a couple of things in the canon which have both an Adept
> side and an Avatar side.  Primarily, of course, is the Naked
> Goddess/WECHBY.  Pornomancers are personally obsessed with the person of
> the naked goddess and the concept of sex as a means to power.  Avatars of
> the WECHBY are tapping into the societal concept of a woman that seems
> promiscuous but unavailable -- a sort of combined Madonna/Whore.

Indeed.
 
> The two paths end up in different places.  Pornomancers have generalized
> power over people's emotions.  WECHBY Avatars would, I think (has it been
> written up, yet?  I don't follow the supplements) have a more specific
> power of inspiring obsession and stand-off-ish-ness.

The Naked Goddess avatar is a very interesting piece of work, being new
and all.

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