>In the old paradigm the sorcerers were the only people to really rely on
>their own Will to shape the universe. No help from spirits or channeled
>energy from gods. Now we get told that the sorcerers too are just
>channeling energy from the sorcery plane. *blah*
This may have been my own interpretation, but I always assumed that sorcerers worked kind of like transistors, in that a small voltage controls a larger voltage -- in other words, that a small amount of personal energy, applied properly, controlled a much bigger amount of magical energy of the universe. My logic was that sorcery spells were just too powerful (at the high end at least) to be an individual's personal energy. This is completely consistent with channelling energy from the sorcery plane (other than the terminology). And I believe it's consistent with RQ3: "use your inate power to manipulate the natural laws of the world," not to manipulate the world directly.
Actually, it was spirit magic that gave the "ability to draw magican energies from within oneself," according to RQ3.
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_pensee.com> Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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