Re: Odayla rune(s)

From: nils_w <nils_at_bKrssVWpcXLQRJPxTSqM1FYrIyJH9KmuAjk0SDABw_1dG3oRTMzBFAd5vxYQCi29zpBD9Th>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:13:06 -0000

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> ie the form rune the hero has provides very little magic. That doesn't
> prevent beast magic, plant magic or any other sort of magic in general.
> For example a hero worshiping a bear deity will have access to the
> magics of doing bear like stuff, like fishing for trout, climbing up
> trees (if brown bear), kicking down trees (if grizzly), hibernating etc.
> Likewise the Spirit Worshipper described on p112 has the beast rune
> charm of Antler fighting.

Nicely put. That would conversely mean that a sentient animal (like the intelligent fish of Zola Fel) could have use for Man rune magic. Or is their sentience due to them having the Man rune? That is, is the Man rune the mark of all sentient mortals, not just the upright two-legged, two-armed ones?

As for Beast rune magic, it seems also as if the generic rune doesn't provide much magic, but that the narrower runes of specific animal deities do, like Odayla's Bear magic, Yinkin's Cat magic and others (Jajagappa's Dog magic etc.)

/Nils W