Re: Sorcerous Familiars in Hero Wars ?

From: Julian Lord <julian.lord_at_...>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 11:24:34 +0200


Peter :

> >Fair enough : but I wonder what the difference might be between a
> >homunculus and a familiar (whether summoned, created, or otherwise
> >aquired).
>
> I don't think there is one.

I tend to disagree ; but does anyone else have an idea ?

> Not every fantasy (or RW!) sorcerer type is necessary a sorcerer
> of the rulebook sort. Some might be animists, others theurgists
> and so forth. For example, while the man in the street would
> call Kralori Alchemists, the Sorcerers of Orathorn or the Telmori
> Ituvanu sorcerers, this does not mean that they must gain their
> power from the sorcery plane.

Good. Thanks for clarifying that.

> As for those magicians using the sorcery plane themselves, I do
> not think that the rulebook version is the only possible path.

Good. Combining this with Greggly noises heard at Bacharach, I feel a lot less worried about official HW sorcery.

cheers,

Julian Lord

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