Defilers get the most powerful spells, but they can only cast them where they can suck up the juice to do so (since most of the big nasties tend to be found out in the wastes, this can be a rather big issue) the preserver on the other hand has weaker powers, but can use them virtually anywhere. The Elemental Priests tend to sit between the two; moderate powers with moderate casting restrictions.fisheye said:Aren't magic users gimped in that setting? You're either a defiler and are hunted down by the god kings, or a preserver and have practically no juice whatsoever compared to the elemental priests.
It's not a power boost per se. The difference between defilers and preservers is more how they draw out their power rather than where. Defilers take what they need as quickly as possible which usually kills the subject. Preservers take it slowly so that the subject has time to recover. One of the main dangers of playing a preserver was the risk of inadvertently sucking up a tiny bit too much juice and killing the source; do that too often and your alignment would start spiralling downwards (plus most of your preserver comrades would consider you a traitor).Night Ninja said:They could create powers that get to roll extra dice in addition to the damage boost in a certain geographical area, but those would be prone to abuse.