Re: Re: Just a quick question

From: Benedict Adamson <badamson_at_...>
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 16:54:04 +0100

Jarec wrote:
...
> But surely you would police this to some extent. Having a character
> just announce that they now have [a magic item] for 2HP is very dangerous because then everyone will want one.
> Sure the odd family treasure being passed on is one thing but
> Narrator discression and balance is very important here. I would at
> least expect some past reference to the said item within gameplay to
> establish it as a clan/bloodline artifact that the character could
> conceivably gain at some point.

...

As I noted in my previous reply, there is no danger to game balance because of the uniform way that HW treats abilities, magic and items. I would want the player to give an explanation for having the item, and I would insist that the explanation made Gloranthan sense, but apart from that anything goes.

Indeed, good explanations can lead to scenario ideas.

'I dug up the burial mound of Brandbrig Dragon-slayer.'
'A dragonewt gave it to me.'
'I traded it for some cows.'
'My patron gave it to me.'
'In the last worship ceremony, it was the sword that slew the Water

Dragon and freed Heler.'

'Orlanth struck it with seven thunderbolts.'
'I stole it.'
'I always owned the sword, but did not know of its properties until

Wise Ernalenna had a vision about it.'