I can see where this is important. The HeroQuest rules, however, make it seem like Gloranthan magic is, indeed, a game of 'well, what capabilities do i need?' That the gods are worshiped, not because they are super-worthy, but because 'that's what people do to have the magic they need to survive.'
Perhaps that's a flaw in the HQ book, but that's sort of where I was coming from. I mean, gamewise, isn't the 'time requirement' supposed to be the abstract of all of that stuff you are talking about?
if i join a hero cult for a Flight Affinity, that's an extra 10% time and XP committment to a cult that only has one thing i need. my Flight Affinity gets high, and so does my Rash skill/flaw or my Loves Birds or something like that... the cost is there. if it becomes too much of a pain in the butt to buy skills/feats/affinities, you might as well not give out HP at all and only give out 'rewards.' Not a bad way to play, but certainly not in the scope of the HQ rules.
t.
> > I agree with Stewart, in RQ, you can either do it
> or you
> > can't. It would take my pc's several game months
> (at least)
> > to learn a feat like the ones described and even
> then would
> > require templar intervention ,POW cost and dice
> luck.
>
> In principle, I'd agree. The rules are only there to
> represent the world, so
> look at what, in Glorantha, you have to do to learn
> a feat.
>
>
> > but isn't
> > the fun of roleplaying to pit what you have
> against all
> > obstacles, not simply tailor yourself to each
> upcoming hurdle?
> > Maybe I've misunderstood?
>
> Well... I can quite see a Gloranthan person thinking
> "my aim is to achieve
> X, in order to do that I need to be better at these
> skills, I'd better go
> and learn them".
>
> But that's at the level of "I want to avenge my
> fathers death, I'd better
> learn to fight". Not "I fancy a pizza, it'll be
> slightly faster to fly there
> than to order one delivered, I'll learn a Flight
> affinity."
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