Re: Re: Sense Runic Powers - an example

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:47:44 +1200


At 09:40 AM 6/18/02 +0000, you wrote:

>No - there is no such magic as "Illusion". In Glorantha, Illusion is
>a meta-magic that allows the user to make other types of magic
>(within the limits of their experience and knowledge).

Try "making temporarily real objects". That's been the basis of illusion in RQ and I haven't seen anything wrong with this definition in the current debate.

>Changing history after the fact to accomodate what we know now, it
>would actually be more likely that the assasin had deception/disguise
>magic rather than illusion.

Given that one could create an illusion of an old man over your face, I don't see the distinction.

--Peter Metcalfe

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