Lunars kick ass on Full Moon Day. They always have. how is this different?
> BTW, are there any other magic multipliers in HW we can compare the Lunar
> Cycle to?
> Another thought:
>
> In RQ2 and DP, Lunar magic was presented as being somewhat weaker (on
> average) than other forms of magic, except on the Full Moon day or within
> the Glowline when it really kicked ass.
In DP the Sartarite Magical union troops have 4's & 5's for their MgF, compared to the Lunar's Cyclical magic (the Cyclical MgF is 3-4-5-7-6-5-3), so the average Lunar unit is below the average Sartarite unit 2/7, equal 3/7 and better 2/7 of the time. (I could work the numbers more, but this will hold...)
> Thus, in RQ cult writeups the Lunar cults commonly had "worse" magic than
> equivalent Lightbringer cults, except that on their home ground or at the
> time of their choosing they would have more powerful magic. (E.g: Humakt
vs.
> Yanafal; Issaries vs. Etyries).
But the Lunars had "cheats" - YT had non-reusable Sever Spirit, but could Resurrect, to quote the best known example (ie, the one in my mind without looking up others). So they had "weaker" magic when compared Spell to Spell (reuseable vrs non-, frex), but had a special powers that their Orlanthi rivals couldn't match *at all*.
> However, *if* the HW magic system gives Lunar cults magic that is already
as
> powerful as other cults' magic (i.e. without any Full Moon cyclical
boost),
> this paradigm won't work any more.
But the Cycles *can't* be discounted (outside of the Glowline). 4 days out of 7 the Lunar magician is pretty screwed, 2 days he is equal, and 1 day he is superior. so, overall, the paradigm holds - Lunars are generally worse off than others *except when they can chose the time and place*. The change is that while the magic itself is equivalent Feat to Feat, the caster's ability to use it is affected.
RR
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