> I like players being able to write their own spells in the style of
> Ars Magica / Shek-Pvar, so in my Glorantha that is what wizards and
> sorcerers do. It's easier to learn ready made spells though, but the
> mark of a proper western mage is to have created at least one spell
> of your own.
This is the definition of a mage in canonical Glorantha, too. Where your Glorantha may vary is in how common mages are vis a vis the regular sort of wizard/sorcerer.
We toyed with the idea of an "archmage" being someone who could create their own grimoire, but my own feeling is that, once you've created a bunch of spells, putting them down in a grimoire may not be trivial, but it's not another quantum leap in power, either.
-- Trotsky Gamer and Skeptic ------------------------------------------------------ Trotsky's RPG website: http://www.ttrotsky.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Not a Dead Communist: http://jrevell.blogspot.com/
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