From: Anthony Ragan <ECZ5RAR@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Questions About Magic
System: Stormbringer

I bought the 4th edition rulebook largely because I had fallen in love with the "design-a-demon" features, particularly the part that made it more or less of a joint effort of the player and the GM. And, frankly, I thought (though I may be wrong) that summoning was already fairly dangerous for the character.

Now, with the publication of "Sorcerors of Pan Tang," I've wound up a bit confused. Are those new magic rules to apply only to Pan Tangian sorcerors, or to all sorcerors the world over? Pan Tangian sorcerors are too insane to play as PCs anyway (imho), but I think that Summoning Results chart is too vicious to make being a sorceror attractive to players. Whaddya all think?

Finally, I made one change fo my own: I've dropped CHA as the attribute that limits the anount of demons one can have bound. Instead I use a 2d10 roll for each new critter summoned, similar to the rules for elementals: roll under the number currently bound, and the summoner is in trouble. That simulates Chaos much more nicely, I think.

--Anthony Ragan
ecz5rar@mvs.oac.ucla.edu