Re: How do you handle one-off blessings

From: L.Castellucci <lightcastle_at_...>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:23:46 -0500

Wouldn't it be much like the Finovan's blessing before sheep stealing? Or the "Girding of Orlanth" or whatever it is, before an HQ? Some kind of ritual bonus that gives a known augment for something? (I haven't been following WoG, so I am not sure if that is the kind of thing we are talking about.) But that seems a straight augment of some number applicable to the action in question.

(Now, IMG, the kind of thing Gavain is talking about is covered by common magic, since common magic is all magic that requires no trip to the otherworld, and therefore includes common blessings from the other gods in your pantheon.)

On Wednesday 23 January 2008 4:47 am, Gavain Sweetman wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I was reading with interest Greg's comments on the World of Glorantha list
> about scarificing to other gods in a pantheon especially this statement:
>
> "We can sacrifice to any of the deities of our pantheon and obtain a
> blessing."
>
> How would you guys handle this? My initial thought was to have the
> blessing at rating 13, but this makes the idea of assistance from other
> gods as rather weak. Especially as some cults are mainly worshiped on a
> one off basis e.g Vinga the Avenger and Orvanshagor Dragonslayer. As a
> devout Orlanthi you would hope for a bonus of more than +1 when going to
> fight a dragon!
>
> Gavain