On September 23, 2007 03:43 pm, Jane Williams wrote:
> It now occurs to me that we can take that a little bit
> further, if we abandon the modern/mundane example and
> go back to Glorantha. You're probably using magic in
> there somewhere, if it's important enough to be
> extended. Well, each affinity can only be applied
> once. Either you use Feat A in contest A, or Feat B in
> contest B. Not both. Some people apply the same
> limitation to abilities off a keyword, and again this
> helps you divide abilities between the two contests.
True. Mind you, that doesn't apply to the other magic systems (Wizardry and Animism). As for the keyword thing, there seem to be lots of house rules on how that works. (For instance, I don't allow multiple uses off a keyword unless the ability has been bought up separately, which sort of lies half-way between the rules as written and what you're discussing here.)
> And that "multi-tasking" modifier I came up with -
> multiple opponent penalties! It's already in the
> system! We usually think of it in terms of combat (the
> age-old bias), but it applies just as much here.
Indeed, that's certainly the place to start. Mind you, with splitting the contests up, it doesn't quite apply directly in the form in the rules, but it's certainly where I would spring off from, I think.
LC
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