Re: crystals

From: Jeff <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 16:31:50 -0000

>
> > I think they are fine for the ocassional crystal, but unlike RQ I
> probably
> > won't have too many vanilla crystals floating around.
>
> What are these crystals of which you speak?

In Runequest, a major, major concern of the players was getting enough magic points (read manna) to power their spells. Since a human being would have only about 15-20 points at the best of times, additional sources were required. Power crystals, bound spirits, medicine bundles and Tap spells were all the rage.

Fossilized god's blood (shed during the wars) could be used to store magical energy. Blood from a god still alive were called powered crystals and provided strange abilities or enhancements (but you could only have one at a time).

But such things are far less important as the game doesn't deal at such a nitty-gritty simulationist level.

I'd suggest getting a copy of RQII or III and reading it -- it may provide you with useful background information as well. But, RQ questions are not really the purview of this list.

Jeff Kyer