Message from Wicc:
In TE/BT, the Orb has been gone for several years now. We're currently thinking about what to turn it into so it can be brought back into the game.
An example of how it's better to suffer through and do it right the first time, rather than come back and redo it later. Some kind of masochistic path. Wouldn't it be simpler to just create a new power from some junk like the Necklace — a counterbalance to the Orb? Rather than later trying to find a use for the Orb itself. Seems obvious to me...