Re: Sorcery Blessings, Curses and Spells

From: JEFFREY KYER <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 22:58:28 -0000

wrote:
> Page 199 of Hero Wars states that "Wizards and Sorcerers have access
> to these (blessings and curses of the Abiding Book) as spells, but
he
> normal targeting rules apply." Does this mean that they can be used
> as spells in all respects, or just that they yield the normal
> edges/handicaps listed on page 192? For example, if a sorcercer were
> resisting a theist characters Terrorize ability, would his Resist
> Pagan God spell yield an edge of 1,2,4, or 8 depending upon degree
of
> success or would he get an edge or augmentation according to the
> table on page 134?

As far as I know, the wizards and sorcerers treat the blessings of the abiding book as spells. Only liturgists (who have a certain religious caveat that the others lack) seem to use them as 'mere' blessings.

They would use them as augments/edges at whatever level they could muster them (p 134). Blessings require a congregation and time -- they are ritual magics.  

> The second paragraph of page 192 of Hero Wars states that curses and
> blessings "are not affected by the normal multiple target
modifiers."
> The third paragraph states that curses are affected by "appropriate
> multiple target multipliers". Which is correct?

These are when the Blessings and Curses of the Abiding Book are cast by a liturgist and his congregation (see rules for creating blessings) and are targeting the community being blessed or cursed. A community blessing itself is not subject to a targeting penalty. A community cursing another would prbably be subject to the penalty. But that's my interpretation.  

Jeff