Thus Spake Zaranephilpal/WyldMutationMerit
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What this Merit doesn't limit
Nephilpal - 04/01/2004 17:35:05
Bingo.
Note that mutations purchased as Merits or Flaws don't and shouldn't count against maximum Essence. Using MThus_Spake_Zaranephilpal/WyldMutationMerit/F, you pay the cost for them upfront, rather than tithing out a you raise your Essence.
Moreover, you aren't tied to the Wyld in terms of viability.
--Neph
The versatility of the mutation Merit
Nephilpal - 04/01/2004 18:05:59
That's the idea.
You can have mutations because you are a beastman or a god-blood or because you were descended from a Wyld-touched being or because you experimented with a botched Alchemical potion.
Or anything else your clever monkey heart envisions.
--Neph