Re: Re: Leaping over trees

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 03:51:40 +0300 (EET DST)


On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Nick Brooke wrote:

> Mikael Raaterova wrote:
>
> > I know that others don't share my interpretation of magical
> > abilities, inhuman and superhuman actions, but here goes.
>
> I share your interpretion, at least.
>
> > Whether or not you can successfully leap over a tree is a matter of
> > relative ratings, not whether the ability used is magical or not.
>
> Absolutely.

I'm afraid I don't agree. This makes the feats much less magical and impressive. If using a jumping feat level 17 is exactly the same as jumping 17 then there isn't much point in the feat anyway.

I think this must be a misinterpretation.  

> > Just because an ability tag includes a result (like 'leap over
> > trees' or 'kill at a glance') doesn't mean that you can auto-
> > matically use the power inherent in the ability; that's a matter
> > of your rating - your capacity to utilize the ability.
>
> Yep.
>
> In the absence of a Rule #1, I am happy to say that this is exactly
> how I read it.
>
> Cheers, Nick

So the so called "feats" are infact quite mundane instanses of jumping and running, and regular non-magical abilities also routinely let people jump over trees and run faster than horses?

This is a vision of Glorantha I don't much care for.

        -Adept

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