Re: Initiates & Devotees

From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_...>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:42:27 -0000

>
> > Personaly I think it's completely back-arsewards. Improvised feats
> > should be are at normal affinity ability (so initiates always
> > roll on their Affinity ability for feats and enhancements), and
> > devotees get a bonus when attempting the god's special feats.
> > That way feats that obviously give you an enhancement are still
> > good, because if you're a Devotee you can get a bigger enhancement
> > from it.
>
> Depends on how you look at magic. Anything 'Improvised' should be
at
> a penalty, I would say. But, on the other hand, Initiatehood is the
> 'standard' level of ability in Glorantha (very few people are
> Devotees in most cults). Of course, Devotee is probably the
> 'standard' PC level...

I'd rather start off most of my PCs as Initiates and see how the characters develop. I can't stomach the idea that improvised enhancements and feats (effectively all Initiate Affinity use) is at a penalty, and I can't see how to justify allowing Initiates to improvise enhancements, while penalising their use of obviously enhancing feats. Therefore the only sensible option I can see is that all improvisations are at no penalty, and feats give a bonus.

> As I use it, Initiates DO get good magic, used as Augments. They
have
> tuned into their deity's magic, and are enhanced by it. But they
> cannot duplicate his abilities yet, so they cannot replicate
specific
> feats.

How do you run Swordhelp then?

Simon Hibbs