My Kolat player, dutifully reading the Kolat Tradition in the SC asks me a question: “Oh, so even though I’m a spirit society member, my charms are still stretches?”
SC p. 273
You can use up to five charms of the Seven Winds spirit society as active abilities, although these active abilities are treated as stretches.
On the contrary, I am assuming that Kolating spirit society members may use their spirit society charms directly – and not as stretches – as stated in HQ:G p. 137:
You may use the spirits in your charms to act directly rather than merely augmenting. You may also describe extraordinary effects. These effects correspond to the spirit types permitted by your spirit society. You may increase your ability in a charm or the spirit society keyword without limit. Depending on story pacing, the Game Master may require you to play out the acquisition of a new spirit, perhaps overcoming one or more story obstacles.
Or is this there a particular understanding I am missing?
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