Frank Rafaelsen wrote:
>
> I've been reading the HW material on glorantha.com and trying to
> understand the unfamiliar terminology.
>
> A question that has popped up concerns Secrets in the Magic Keywords. Who
> get to learn the secrets (devotees?)?, How do you use em (as an
> affinity?)?
A Secret can only be learned by a Devotee. They are a special affinity you learn when you have gotten very, very VERY adept with your magic and the god's.
To qualify -- ALL of that god's magic affinities must be at a 1w2 (Two masteries)
You then learn the secret as an new affinity (3 Hero Points and it starts at 12). Your skill with the secret can never be more than 1/2 the lowest of the god's other Affinities. eg -- if you had 5W with all of Humakt's Affinities except Morale at 2W2 -- your maximum in Death Gaze would be (42/2=21) 1M1
In the case of affinities provided by subcults (eg. learning a Loyalty or Fight Enemy Element affinity, they would not be counted as a part of the 'standard' package of Affinities.
> A lot of them seems to be improvements to other affinities, but the
> Thunderbolt in Orlanth Thunderous for instance isn't...
Um, Thunderbolt kills folks dead with no recourse for striking back.
> Oh, and when it comes to resolving a Great Axe vs Witty Repartee it is
> important to remember what Oscar and Zorak is trying to achieve. I agree
> with Martin Laurie, context is everything.
Context and making for a good story.
Hope that helps.
Jeff Kyer
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