Re: Re: Shields

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_...>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:56:28 -0700

> And let's face it, what kind of cavalry god or spirit is *not* going
> to be handing out "ride fast", "ride like the wind", etc powers?
> Grazers even have "Gallop through Sky" spirits, so they can follow the
> Heortlings even if they go airborne...
>
> (Although a Heortling Rules Lawyer 5W2 might counter-argue 'I'm not in
> the Sky, I'm in the Middle Air...")

Most magic on the battlefields of Glorantha will even out - Side A may have X magic, but Side B will have the counter to it, and vice versa. Only in extreme circumstances should minor/personal magic (like feats, fetishes or spells) have a great impact on the field. instead, Gloranthan War Magic is that done by groups of people - whether a half-dozen shamans summoning Oakfed, or a small Heler or Orlanth temple bringing on a drenching downpour, or the Crater Makers making Craters.

Extraordinary circumstances would be like the WindStop. A side without personal magic is at a great disadvantage - look at your own characters and figure out how many bonuses from magic they get on average - for a lot of people that will be 5-10 points of ability gone, for great heroes that could be upwards of 20 points!

RR
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