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				 Re: Indep. Mages 
 I don't agree that construction on skulls/lanterns should be swapped.
 Yes, 9rp > 6rp, but skulls are twice the cose.  9rp for 10 gems = 0.9 rp/gem, while 6rp for 5 gems = 1.2 rp/gem.  Unless you have a fantastic supply of otherwise-unused gems, you're better off putting your resources into lanterns.
 
 And as Amahazir has pointed out, an occasional horror mark is not particularly problematic for small mages with small items.
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