Namer Conversion Document

Version 1.1

With the introduction of the revised Namer college existing Namer characters will need to be converted, and this document will attempt to make conversion as simple as possible. Conversion should be undertaken with the assistance of a GM and will need to be verified and signed off by that GM at the completion of conversion. The following are GM and Player guidelines for conversion.

Talents

T1. Detect Aura: Converted as is.
T2. Expel Magic: Acquired at Rank 0. The first time that an existing Namer gains rank with this talent they may assume Adventuring time of (PC-5) weeks for the purposes of achievable rank, but must pay normal EP.
T3. Quick Cast: Acquired. Unrankable.

General Knowledge

Converted as is.

Special Knowledge

Only three of the existing abilities continue through to the revised College (Banish, Compel Obedience, and Divination). Of these Compel has been substantially revised. Banish and Divinate should convert as is unless a Player has justifiable reason for alteration. Players should be given the option of having time/cost/EP refunded for Compel -- provided that this refund is respent on Namer abilities. The remaining Namer SK abilities of Charm, Paralysis and Name Summoning are dropped in the revised version. Players will have time/cost/EP refunded. This refund should be spent on Namer abilities.

Odd Stuff

There are some issues with Namer conversion, mostly arising from the number of odd abilities out there in the field amongst Namer characters. Magical abilities held by Namer characters can be broken down into a number of basic types:

Out of College. Some characters will have GM-given magical abilities that do not fit within the College at all such as spells from other standard colleges (e.g. Firebolt, Shadow Wings) or non-college abilities that do not benefit from Namer college bonuses (e.g. shapeshift into a toad, speak to dragons). These abilities should not be affected in any way by conversion to the revised College.
In College. These break down further into:

Unusual, Non-analogous. Abilities that are typically unteachable, often unique and have no similarity to any abilities in either the revised Namer college or the previous version. (e.g. Name based weapon enchanting spells). These abilities should not be affected in any way by conversion to the revised College.
Unusual, Analogous. Abilities that are currently not part of Namer but which have similarities to new abilities in the revised Namer college. (e.g. Name based circle of protection, Planar sealing). It is possible that some of these abilities are currently teachable. Players should be given the option of either converting their ability to its counterpart in the revised college (this may require some time and EP rework) or retaining the ability as an Unteachable variant. This second option will not prevent the character from subsequently learning the standard College version in addition.
Deprecated Variants. Abilities that are modified forms of existing Namer abilities which are not supported in the revised College. (e.g. Multi-target paralysis, physical summoning by name). Some of these abilities may currently be teachable variants. Players should be given the option of either receiving a refund for these abilities or retaining them as Unteachable abilities.
Supported Variants. Abilities that are modified forms of existing Namer abilities which are supported in the revised College. These abilities should be converted as closely as possible to the newer versions of the same ability. GMs may need to alter the ability slightly to fit with the revised version of the ability. For example, Compel Obedience has been substantially revised and a variant version should be checked against the new write-up to ensure that only the variant portion is converted through.

Names

Generic True Names require no conversion.
Individual True Names should be converted as follows:

Rank 0 stays Rank 0.
Rank 1 becomes Rank 2.
Rank 2 or higher becomes (Current Rank x 2) + 1.

e.g. Rank 6 becomes Rank 13 ((6 x 2 + 1).

End Note

These guidelines are obviously not exhaustive and GMs will need to adjudicate for fairness, intent, flavour, etc. as usual.