Re: Augments

From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_...>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:18:06 -0000

> hairyorlanthi 02-04-30 11.56:
>
> > Of course, we could say that the answer is in the question--the
swordhelp was
> > originally supposed to be an ^5 to _close combat_, not spirit
combat.
>
> And unless the Destori in question has somehow learned a spirit
combat
> ability, not much use anyway.
>
> At least this is how I see it. I feel it would devalue the
specific "Fight
> Spirit"-type feats if any old combat feat can be used to slice up
> disembodied beings. OTOH, if the Destori really wanted such an
ability, I'd
> let him Heroquest for a new feat.

IIRC there are specific 'Cut Spirits' feats, and similar which specificaly aid spirit combat, or allow mundane abilities to affect otherworld beings. This is one area HW/HQ _realy_ needs to give GMs more help. it's all very well telling people to decide what these abilities do themselves, but if the game material doesn't actualy explain what spirit combat, or otherworld interactions are like (either naratively or in some objective sense) in Glorantha, how on earth are GMs supposed to be able to do that? In fact, for that matter, _is_ there any meaningful distinction between physical and spirit combat in Glorantha any more, or are my assumptions about this clouded by inapropriate RQ-istic prejudices? I honestly don't know.

Simon Hibbs