> From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
>This is only vaguely remembered, but weren't the permanent Bladesharp
>swords manufactured in the Machine City the cause of much trouble in
>Glorantha's past? I was always of the opinion that such permanently
>effective magic was NOT a part of Glorantha, that it was intended that
>characters should have to activate their magic. This wouldn't include
>simply well-made items with a point or two of Edge/rank, but anything
>more should be activation only.
Not a problem, though. A fixed power-up when activated is just fine (and
mimics old magic matrices rather well for those who wish).
Thom