Except that when you get to devotee you have to give up all magic that doesn't come from your god (besides having concentrated your magic). So it's an okay strategy if you plan to be an initiate all your life.
> > There is one school of 'common magic' which allows you to concentrate
> > your common magic. You loose any specialist magics you have
> > specialized magic. (I think you only get to learn common magics from
> > wherever you are). These would become regular spells, feats, charms
> > but you'd be restricted to just those availible through your local
> > Common Religion. While this lets you learn any spell/feat/etc, it
> > does mean that they are all individually raised (which does lose most
> > of the benefit of grimoires and affinities.
> >
>
> Hmm. That's interesting. Useful for areas like the Empire, where most
> people are just communal worshippers.
No, that's what Common Magic is for - concentrating is pretty much an "I'm gonna *be* somebody" type decision.
While almost all Player Heroes (except for a few *role*player Timmy Trollkin types) will end up concentrating their magic, most people in Glorantha don't. Heortlings are a specific case of a people who *do* concentrate their magic to a great extent. But in the Empire, or in the West, or in the East, most people will tend to be "communal worshippers" of the local religion. After all, you don't expect everyone you meet in the West to be a Sorcerer or Liturgist do you?
RR
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- Richelieu
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