Very short question on Communion Master and the slave matrix

[Chris Byler]

Originally posted by diamondspider:

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Originally posted by Bossemanden:

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Originally posted by diamondspider:
edit: I was wrong, only mages can equip it, but apparent any mage can even if they have no astral.

I tried a communion slave/master matrix on my Alchemist pretender (master) and 8 priests (Slaves) and it didnt work. So priests probably dont count for slave purposes. [/QB]

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Makes sense. The definition of a mage is probably any commander that starts with at least one level of any sort of magic except divine. [/QB]

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They don't have to start with it, they just have to have it. Empowerment is fine (although a bit pricy for communion slaves!)

The best communion slave, bar none, is Pythium's Theurg Communicant (which *isn't* a mage but gets automatic Communion Slave anyway). Aside from that, any cheap mage with some astral is good, especially if he is also sacred (Lizard shamans; they are available as independents as well as C'tis; also Crystal Amazon Priestesses). Blood can be used in communions, but Sabbath Master *and* Sabbath Slave have a mandatory slave cost (only one, but still, it adds up if all your slaves are using it). So it's better to use the Astral Versions if you can.

Slave matrixes are kind of a steep investment, but if you have to use them, put them on any cheap mage or mage/priest (Arco priestess, Initiate, Inquisitor, Seraph, Dryad, Witch Doctor).