Re: Re: Magic in Glorantha?

From: Peter Larsen <plarsen_at_...>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:45:07 -0500

At 9:35 AM -0800 2/4/04, Roderick and Ellen Robertson wrote:
>Doing your magic and then coming into a negotiation/social situation is
>silly, since you'll have your Hero Glow, and everyone will know that you're
>powered up. They may not know what you've got, but they'll know you have
>*something*. They'll either refuse to deal with you, or put up their own
>magic to counter what they think you have. Most high muckity-mucks probably
>won't allow you to approach with obvious magic - the same as "bearing
>weapons in the presence of the king" sort of rules.

        In a formal meeting, I imagine the chief would be using Dar Magic like crazy, with the Ring surrounding him, augmenting with their relevant abilities/magics. (Which could include Cattle Magic for the person in the Uralda seat.) The light of the community would glow around them as the people bend their hearts toward their leaders, and the person coming to the clan darned well better have some good magic or impressive abilities or he/she/it is going to get the short end of the stick (if they are allowed to keep the stick at all).

Peter LArsen