Editing Gladius et Aegis: Puissance Aspects (section)

===Flexible positioning of Aspects===

Unlike the ''Aspects'' associated with the other three attributes, its often very hard to decide whether a ''Puissance Aspect'' counts as a ''Training Aspect, a Specialization'' or an ''Expertise''. There can be a degree of flexibility here, and most ''Puissance Aspects'' can fall into any of the three positions. Don't forget though that a Specialization is always considered to be a subset of one Training Aspect, and likewise an Expertise is a subset of the Specialization.

So, for example, consider the two sets below...

* FIRST SET: Puissance 3, Pyromancy (Training), Staff Focus (Specialisation), Evocations (Expertise).
* SECOND SET: Puissance 3, Staff Focus (Training), Evocations (Specialisation), Pyromancy (Expertise).

While very similar looking, they work differently. Both would roll 6 dice if using a pyromantic evocation while wielding a mage's staff. However, the first set would roll 3 dice with a necromantic ritual-casting that uses his staff, while the second set would roll 4 dice. Or, if you prefer, the first set would roll 4 dice when casting a pyromantic ritual without his staff, whereas the second set would only roll 3 dice.

Essentially, you can never gain the bonus dice from a specialisation unless you're already gaining one from training, and you can never gain the bonus dice from expertise unless you're already gaining one with a specialisation.

Consider for example a third set:

* THIRD SET: Puissance 3, Versus Humans (Training), Pyromancy (Specialisation), Staff Focus (Expertise)

In this case, a magus casting a pyromantic spell with his staff against a human is at 6 dice.
However, the same magus casting a pyromantic spell with his staff against a non-human is at 3 dice. Because its not within the training area, the specialization and the expertise simply don't come into play.