Dwarf Sorcerers and Sailors

From: Nick Brooke <Nick_Brooke_at_btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:23:42 -0000


Olli asks:

> So the dwarves could lose their immortality if they would learn spells
> from human grimoires and would not propably understand them either.

You are writing rather loosely. I would phrase this as:

"A dwarf would probably have difficulty learning a spell from a human grimoire, and would probably endanger his immortality by doing so."

> They would certainly lose their immortality if they would venerate
> saints.

Very likely so. However, they would gain spiritual immortality (Solace in Glory) to replace the unending bodily stasis they currently endure. A dwarf who venerated saints would see this as a gain.

> The elves have even harder time learning sorcery. Maybe they COULD
> venerate saints... Am I right?

I don't know. Sandy Petersen's old sorcery rules suggested that elves couldn't learn sorcery. I think venerating the saints would be easier for an elf than practicing atheist book-bound sorcery - and vice versa for dwarfs. Does this help?

> Now how on earth... Sorry about that... Glorantha have they both learned
> the Open Seas spell from Dormal's Grimoire?!?

Do we know for sure that they did? :-)

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