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Originally Posted by hyphz
Regarding the comment about pixies, I wondered if this might be intentional. I already noticed that the game puts clear limits on magic for most of the other fairy types, but doesn't describe any clear rules about what pixie dust can and can't do, thus meaning that it could be used to turn invisible, travel, etc. or duplicate any of the other types' gifts. At first I thought this was a bug, but based on what you've said above, it may be because that type is intended to be the "default" (as the classical perception of a fairy) and the others are options included for colour for anyone who doesn't want to play that default.
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Interesting. I definitely expected pixies to be the most familiar type of faery to most people not versed in faery folklore, but I didn't consciously try to reflect that in the rules. It's just that while other fey magic has some basis in folklore, and therefore some inherent limits, pixie dust seems to get used for almost everything in the source material (admittedly, more movies & stories than folklore, in this case). So to be true to the sources folks would be coming at
Faery's Tale from, pixie dust in the game also had to be pretty flexible.
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Originally Posted by hyphz
I also found the Boon rules a bit confusing - the rules talk about "spending Boons". At first glance, it looks like spending Boons means calling in favours, but the book later mentions that a fairy can spend Boons by "issuing a few of her own". This seems a bit odd - a fairy can get another fairy promoted by making a particular number of promises to other people, which might be nothing to do with the promotion?
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Oops. Sorry for the lack of clarity.
Your faery can spend Boons she has acquired for titles or other benefits, regardless of the source. Or she can use them in the story to call in favors, such as the example of a faery using a Boon from a guard to pass through his castle gate. Boons she gives to others don't have any rules effect - they are just favors that the other folks can redeem from her later on, making them good story hooks. Also, remember the rules say faeries are not expected to give Boons to friends, since they are supposed to help each other anyway. This prevents clever players from simply trading Boons around until everyone has enough to buy more titles.
