Possession and Chi

[acreRake]

Let's say a character knows a martial art with the chi mastery ability of body chi. Let us further suppose the character has the ability (via magic, psionics, superpower or some other way) to possess others.

Does this character use his own chi while possesssing the body of another? He still has access to his own chi mastery skills (ie he can enhance the body he currently possesses), right? In the back of the book, Erick says you have access to some martial art skills and powers (i won't bother to list them) of the person you body-snatch, but do you have access to their chi?

My feeling is that a possessor takes along (and uses) his own chi and cannot access the chi of the possessed (except by dragon/dark chi). What says the board?

[Guest]

Let's say a character knows a martial art with the chi mastery ability of body chi. Let us further suppose the character has the ability (via magic, psionics, superpower or some other way) to possess others.

Does this character use his own chi while possesssing the body of another? He still has access to his own chi mastery skills (ie he can enhance the body he currently possesses), right? In the back of the book, Erick says you have access to some martial art skills and powers (i won't bother to list them) of the person you body-snatch, but do you have access to their chi?

My feeling is that a possessor takes along (and uses) his own chi and cannot access the chi of the possessed (except by dragon/dark chi). What says the board?

It depends on whether or not the character can possess the victim as a complete soul-spirit, or if only their hun or p'o are the possessing force. I recommend reading up on Bodiless Ghosts, Posessive Entities, and Possessed Immortals.