Rules talk:Oathsworn Protectors

While My Life For You is socially disadvantageous, mechanically, it's actually an advantage for the pair, as it allows them to opt to distribute damage more efficiently. Normally you have to get a tech to let you take damage for another person. This is especially true if it's possible for a single mage to have multiple Protectors. -Hroefn ^T 11:13, 3 March 2013 (PST)

I was considering how this would be used, and I knew such an application as you mentioned was entirely what would happen. I am considering having the damage be unaffected by Damage Reducing techs. I'll see what others have to think before I decide. -DaShizer 3:26 (EST), March 3, 2013

Having the transferred damage unaffected by DR doesn't change it from an advantage into a disadvantage. Most characters don't have DR techs anyway -- they're not required to make an effective character build. -Hroefn ^T 17:40, 4 March 2013 (PST)

Would you call it an out-right advantage then? -Dashizer 5 minutes later

Yep. I'd think it'd be a very rare situation where the mage would knowingly cause their Protector to die. And if they wanted to do that, you've already made allowance for it elsewhere. -Hroefn ^T 18:10, 4 March 2013 (PST)

The idea is that as an Oathsworn your Bind which causes your absolute loyalty would cause you to take damage for your mage regardless of the magus's decision to have you do so unless explicitly ordered to do so otherwise. -Dashizer 25 minutes later.

This is a society based template for Venustas. I figured I should note that here before I write the fluff pending outcome. -DaShizer March 4, 2013