[BNW] Bargainers and Totems

[RYAN.KIMMET@columbus.dfas.mil (RYAN KIMMET)]

     OK, let me say right off that I really like the Bargainer power 
     package. The traditional bargainer reminds me of an old Marvel RPG 
     character of mine: "Presto," a stage magician who could actually 
     create/destroy small objects with sleight of hand tricks. This package 
     can cover a lot of mystic, Dr. Strange-type characters with a minimum 
     of fuss.
     
     One question I have, though: the book says it is difficult and 
     dangerous to create totems, especially if the bargainer fails while 
     doing so. But the rules I read don't seem to indicate any consequences 
     of failure, other than the bargainer starting over again from scratch. 
     Is that all that happens if you don't make your Spirit roll?
     
     After playing as many hucksters as I have, I am naturally suspicious 
     of such an easy out for playing with demons . . . anything I'm missing 
     about all this?
     
     -- Ryan Kimmet