Well, you know the surface of the Blood Waste has stopped expanding.
As for the deep infection ... well, you'll have to go down there and look for yourselves (and yes, it continues to spread.)
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Ok, people, I need to make a ruling.
Before a grand version of what happened with Forrester, happens now.
It is only logical that 8 or 9 Powers throw all their PL into one Power, to give that Power 11th level magic.
Within the rules, it can be done.
But, it cannot be done.
When I say you lose 2 (or 4) PL out of every 10 PL spent in research on 10th (or 11th) level magic, where do you think that PL comes from?
It doesn't come from your PCs.
It doesn't come from your NPCs.
It doesn't come from your value in the Technological Arms Race.
It doesn't come from your value in the Magical Arms Race.
It could come from your values in the Planar, Undead, Monster, and Construct Arms Races, but point values there are minor.
So guess where it comes from ... your PEOPLE.
Your PEOPLE die, in those experiments, sometimes en mass.
Sometimes only their homes are destroyed with them, and sometimes whole cities are devastated.
Now, if you tell me: I have a total PL of 300, and I give Kalanyr 30 PL to help him on research for 11th level magic, that's fine.
Your people will accept that level of sacrifice, for the greater good.
But, although the people of Oerth are valiant and courageous, and sometimes even foolish, they are not suicidal (except for Rhialto's people.)
If you tell me: I have a total PL of 300, and I am giving 200 of that PL to Kalanyr (or even 100 of that PL) to aid him in his efforts to obtain 11th level magic, this is what will happen:
Your people will revolt, en mass.
They will not commit mass suicide so that someone else can have 11th level magic.
As a result, Kalanyr will get NO PL from your Power that Turn.
In addition, your expenditure of 200 PL (or 100 PL) will be considered spent, and lost, unusable for any purpose.
You will not lose PL from researching 11th level magic, but you will not be able to use the 200 (or 100) PL for any purpose that Turn.
You will have to put the revolt down, which may or may not take your Power out of commission for the whole Turn.
Now, as I said, you could give that 30 PL, and your people would not revolt.
Want to push your luck? You could try for 40 PL.
Want to really push your luck? You could try for 50 PL.
Want to really, really push your luck? You could try for 70 PL.
I'm not telling you where the threshhold is for revolt.
Just that it is over 1/10th of your total PL, and under 1/3rd of your total PL.
The more PL you allocate to help another Power gain 10th or 11th level magic, the higher the chance of revolt, with all the consequences detailed above.
Now, you MAY devote any amount of PL to researching 10th or 11th level magic, for your own Power.
You are free to sacrifice your own people, to obtain the magic for yourself.
Although they do not like it, your people will make the sacrifice for your own Power.
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So, I will not be seeing Kalanyr receiving 1,000 points of aid, from other Powers, in his quest for 11th level magic on Turn 5.
It isn't going to be that easy, folks.
And yes, this applies to Forrester and Alzem also, if they try to loan more than 100 or 40 PL respectively, to Kalanyr, or anyone else.