Topic: Hybrid Spell User - Power Point Development Progression

[Forkbeard]

I'm sure I've asked this before, so if I have please accept my sincere apologies.

If I have an Half-Elf hybrid spell user of Essence/Mentalism which one of the following power point development progressions is correct:

• 0.6.6.4.3 (taking the lesser to be Essence because it's lesser at ranks 1-10)
• 0.6.5.4.3 (taking the lesser of each rank group from both Mentalism and Essence)

I think it's the latter, and I hope it is because it's far easier to implement in SQL with simple aggregation

Effectively I'm asking for a rule clarification on the comment "Hybrid PP progressions are calculated by taking the lesser of the Hybrid spell user?s two realms? progressions" found on page 22 of the RMSS.

[Ecthelion]

The latter is correct as well as the explanation.

[Forkbeard]

The latter is correct as well as the explanation.

Yes, many thanks, that is the only logical choice. I only ask because one can argue that purity dictates that the concept lesser(x, y) implied in the statement "the lesser of" must return either x or y and not a new entity z. A bit like saying who is the lesser of person X and person Y and the answer being, the head of person X, plus the body of person Y.

Many thanks again for clarifying.