> Mikko:
> > So the so called "feats" are infact quite mundane instanses of
> > jumping and running, and regular non-magical abilities also
> > routinely let people jump over trees and run faster than horses?
> >
> > This is a vision of Glorantha I don't much care for.
>
> Nor I, picture this:-
>
> An Orlanthi and a Vingan are boasting about who can leap the
furthest. Some
> bystander challenges them to try and leap over a wide river.
> Say the Orlanthi has leaping 5W the Vingan leaping 17.
> Even if the Vingan makes a big song and dance about how Vinga's
movement
> magic will let her jump the river like in the Vinga jumps the river
myth and
> calls upon her Leap Over Water feat she will only boost her ability
by a few
> points.
> So after all her song and dance the clan see her jump a bit further
than
> normal but that's all.
> Big deal.
I agree, it's not very mythicaly resonant.
Using the situational modifiers rule, I'd say that being 'a great
leaper, especialy over water' would be a rare situation worth
+6 for water jumping, which I think is a significant bonus. Much
more than that would be excessive.
Simon Hibbs