Just to be nitpicky:
> We take a more minimal approach than Michael Schwartz's group, but that
> should never be misconstrued to mean that what my group does is right
> and/or what Michael's group does is wrong. They sound like they're
> having loads of fun, so more power to them.
>
> Most of our characters have about a dozen skills [...]
This is another problem, making movement of characters between campaigns difficult...if one GM averages 10 skills given/100 words and another gives 30...however, to be fair, there are similar problems in almost every RPG in having campaigns with totally differing philosophies/power levels.
> Mythic knowledge 6/14, Cancel any magic 6/14, detect magic 6/14, draw on
> associated deity 5/15, history 8/12, drink beer 8/12, trust everyone
> 8/12, evaluate treasure 6/14, read/write 8/12, wind staff 8/12, wise
> counsel 8/12, shield of Arran 8/12 *4.
>
> My character had the Sambari King added as his patron after the battle
> encounter I mentioned a few paragraphs earlier. Some of the skills have
> also changed as a result of experience. My allied spirit is still
> undefined; I haven't had the need to use it yet. The wind staff also has
> undefined abilities. I used it to levitate once, but that's about it.
> The shield of Arran is also still only vaguely defined. While powerful,
> my PC only succeeds in most skill rolls about 70% of the time. Lunar's
> don't like him, he's gullible, and his drinking usually leads to trouble.
"Cancel any magic" is pretty darn useful, I'd say. Also, I'm confused here, why would anyone write up a skill like "swordsmanship" when they could just write up their grandfather's secret sword hidden in the attic with cool magic powers (getting combat skills and magic abilities at the same time?). Hmmm...I see more templates coming up:
(Insert name here), a [adjective], [adjective] farmer from [location], was stunned one day to find that [a nemesis] had killed his [relative] while he was [elsewhere performing some kind of skill]. His feelings of [trait] and [trait] were overpowering, and he swore [some kind of retribution]. While going through his [relative]'s belongings, he discovered a [gross magic weapon]...the next day he set off...(insert 45 more words here)...
End of The Glorantha Digest V6 #224
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