[quote]While there is nothing stopping more than two characters from forming a single Soul Pact with each other, the Codex states that such Pacts are much harder to improve upon than simpler two-people Pacts, not to mention the difficulty of building deep trust between multiple people. Additionally, if the total power of all humans in the multi-Pact is less than the total power of all spirits in the Pact, or vice versa, there will be the same problems as a normal Pact with partners of unequal power. Due to the relative inefficiency of multi-Pacts, channeling one's power through multiple weaker partners is rather noticeably less effective than through a single stronger partner. As such, while some spirits resort to multi-Pacts if they really cannot find suitable partners, the majority of Pacts are limited to one human and one spirit, out of practical concerns.[/quote]

I changed the mechanics of Soul Pacts involving multiple partners. They're more viable now, if you really want to make one.

And added this to section 3.5 of the Codex:

[quote]Similarly, a mage cannot significantly manipulate the magic sent forth by another mage unless the first mage is overwhelmingly more powerful.[/quote]