Re: magic & elsewise Kralorelan

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From: Nils Weinander <nilsw_at_ibm.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:12:37 +0200

David Weihe:
>
> > In effect, you are saying that the magic of Glorantha is an extension of the
> > emotional, intuitive preception we have. OK. So 90% in a skill -is- magic.
> Which is the way that the Kralori and East Islanders do much of their
> magic, IIRC.

Kralorelans yes, East Islanders not quite, they draw their magic from dreams.

Trotsky:
>
><<This all makes out Glorantha as a desperate place. It's no wonder the
>relatively peaceable and safe Kralorelans have such potent defenses.>>
>
> Safe from the obvious manifestations of chaos, yes (although even then,
>they've got problems along the border). I don't imagine its a particularly
>jolly life being a Kralori peasant.

Depends of course. A good peasant in Kralorela is more highly regarded than a bad mandarin. I take it that a good peasant also becomes a successful, i.e. wealthy, one.

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