David D said:
"Puma people seem to be intended to fit into other societies as need be, so I imagine they could retain their shapeshifting even if they concentrate[sorcery]. (It doesn't derive from any Otherworld, so they wouldn't lose it.)"
I think this is the problem Alex was having with the furry ones - if you concentrate on an otherworld magic* you loose all mundane world magic - i.e. Talents (aka Inate Magical Abilities).
The problem I'm having with it is the assertion that "in Glorantha everything's magical even natural phenomena. Puma People shape change is natural and therefore (in Glorantha) magical but not magical as they can concentrate other magic around it, therefore it's natural which means it's magical..." Aaaarrggghhh.
Personally I'm not sure that this "four worlds" malarkey is actually that useful to man, beast or some combo of both. It seemed like a good idea when I first read about it but its' one of those "rules" that seems to need exceptions all over the shop. Maybe it's due to the wording of the rules rather than something systemic, but it's confusing the hell out of me.**
Still, could be worse - I'm just waiting for someone else to notice that essences are really Magic The Gathering lands...
Cheers,
Ash
*With the caveat that Lunars do it differently (they concentrate on Moon magic, not a particular otherworld) and some people concentrate on "Common" magic whatever its' source.
**However, if this is the only source of confusion, I'm happy. The caveat's before someone labels me as a heretic simulationist onanist krypto-luddite neo-futurist DnD player.
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