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Title: Quick question on character class
Post by: MacsNewBrew on March 31, 2009, 06:16:22 AM: Is a Focused Practitioner White Council material? Are they considered for membership in the council, or are they just told the Seven Laws by the wardens and under the council's protection through the Accords?
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: iago on March 31, 2009, 01:10:56 PM: Quote from: MacsNewBrew on March 31, 2009, 06:16:22 AM
Is a Focused Practitioner White Council material? Are they considered for membership in the council, or are they just told the Seven Laws by the wardens and under the council's protection through the Accords?

In my understanding, you have to be a full wizard for White Council candidacy. It's a Good (Very Very) Old Boys Club.
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: rgm0005 on March 31, 2009, 07:23:51 PM: Quote from: iago on March 31, 2009, 01:10:56 PM
In my understanding, you have to be a full wizard for White Council candidacy. It's a Good (Very Very) Old Boys Club.

I agree with this. From what I understand from the books, the White Council is composed of magic users who are very good generalists not specialists. It's like a large number of jobs. Those without more then one skill need not apply.
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: TheMouse on March 31, 2009, 08:02:02 PM: It is also my understanding that the White Council only accepts full on wizards. We've seen from the books several examples of focused practitioners who are afraid of the Council, who have been warned to toe the line. I cannot recall a single example of a focused practitioner who is taken seriously by the Council at large, never mind afforded membership.

At best, it seems that focused practitioners can hope for the respect of individual members of the Council.
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: Aluman on April 17, 2009, 02:25:51 AM: I think that harry references it at about 1% in several of the books, so yeah...only full wizards.
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: MacsNewBrew on April 17, 2009, 04:52:00 AM: ;D so that leaves many non-chrono, necro, nuro-mancer opertunities to take without getting the refresh penalities of a full wizard, AND w/o having to unduly worry about the seven laws!

Thank You all for taking time to answer, especially you, Fred.

Dang, my geekiness is getting so repressed that I clam up in front of other geeks. I need a vacation...
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: Dan from Chicago on April 17, 2009, 04:45:57 PM: Quote from: MacsNewBrew on April 17, 2009, 04:52:00 AM
;D so that leaves many non-chrono, necro, nuro-mancer opertunities to take without getting the refresh penalities of a full wizard, AND w/o having to unduly worry about the seven laws!

Oh, they still have to worry about the laws. The White Council enforces the laws without regard to whether or not somebody is a member
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: skakid on April 17, 2009, 05:51:59 PM: Quote from: Dan from Chicago on April 17, 2009, 04:45:57 PM
Oh, they still have to worry about the laws. The White Council enforces the laws without regard to whether or not somebody is a member

or if they know about those laws
Title: Re: Quick question on character class
Post by: rgm0005 on April 18, 2009, 12:45:27 AM: Quote from: MacsNewBrew on April 17, 2009, 04:52:00 AM
;D so that leaves many non-chrono, necro, nuro-mancer opertunities to take without getting the refresh penalities of a full wizard, AND w/o having to unduly worry about the seven laws!

Thank You all for taking time to answer, especially you, Fred.

Dang, my geekiness is getting so repressed that I clam up in front of other geeks. I need a vacation...

Actually, I'm pretty sure you get the refresh penalties as long as you preform action's that qualify. Wizard or not.