http://www.kalyr.co.uk/rpg/2011/08/03/arrival-at-calbeyn/ Enter a world of arcane technology, strange mental powers, mysterious alien races, intrigue and conflict; a land on the brink of change as the old order passes. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/rpg/2011/08/03/arrival-at-calbeyn/#comment-330 TimHall Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:39:56 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/rpg/?p=384#comment-330 Yes, precisely. And even more powerful psionics can exist outside of the Academy of the Mind if you can come up with a good enough story to explain why. Yes, precisely. And even more powerful psionics can exist outside of the Academy of the Mind if you can come up with a good enough story to explain why.

]]> http://www.kalyr.co.uk/rpg/2011/08/03/arrival-at-calbeyn/#comment-329 Louis Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:29:59 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/rpg/?p=384#comment-329 In addition to the allusions to politics of Kandar, the vignette reminds us that Kandar is not boxed up neatly. The Academy of the Mind page makes a mention that talented kids are assessed quietly, and it is easy to forget that this implies a threshold of power before entry into the Academy of the Mind, and that some people should fall below the threshold so have talent but are not in the Academy. So in all aspects of the world, there is room around the edges for people who are close to the various archetypes, but not enough to be part of the major organizations and still need to make a living. In addition to the allusions to politics of Kandar, the vignette reminds us that Kandar is not boxed up neatly. The Academy of the Mind page makes a mention that talented kids are assessed quietly, and it is easy to forget that this implies a threshold of power before entry into the Academy of the Mind, and that some people should fall below the threshold so have talent but are not in the Academy. So in all aspects of the world, there is room around the edges for people who are close to the various archetypes, but not enough to be part of the major organizations and still need to make a living.

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