In message <ciknuh+r41v_at_...> "Jeff" writes:
>--- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Light Castle"
><light_castle_at_s...> wrote:
>> That was pretty much my understanding of the matter as well.
>>Whatever gets you through the day is what you'll do, which seems
>>to indicate most Sailors would be hopped up on common magic.
>
>It makes sense. With sailors traveling around the world, it may not
>be the smartest thing to wholeheartedly embrace a single kind of
>magic... Especially if that kind of magic turns out to be viewed as
>heresy in 2/3 of the ports you visit.
Of course common magic will be regarded as anything from superstition
to heathen practices in many ports. I suppose the worst thing would
be a Rokari bishop traveling by sea with all the seamen doing their
best to hide the magic they're using while at the same time refusing
to take risks by not using it.
--
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/