Re: Re: Heroic Fantasy Gaming

From: philip.hibbs_at_...
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:49:14 +0100

Wulf:
>But aren't these the same things? Gloranthan magic (or at
>least Theistic magic) does not consist of casting spells,
>but of recreating divine or 'supernatural' powers.

They can be the same thing if you want them to be. What I'm saying is - don't be too quick to impose boundaries on what players can do with their abilities. "I use my anger to make my blood boil and seal my wounds" - many narrators would dismiss this out of hand as abuse of the ability.

Philip Hibbs http://www.snark.freeserve.co.uk/ Opinions expressed may not even be my own, let alone those of any organisations, nations, species, or schools of thought to which I may be affiliated.

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