RE: Active/inactive

From: Light Castle <light_castle_at_...>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:25:43 -0400


On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 23:45 +0100, Jane Williams wrote:
> > Bear with me for being WAY behind. I have been out in the woods;
> > drinking mead, telling stories, and dancing around the fire.
>
> This sounds like an excellent use of time, and a nice way to get the "feel"
> of living in Glorantha.

Or parts of Canada. :)

> > I don't think that works. I would say that is defense, which the rules
> > let you use the magic as active, rather than as an augment-only.
>
> Sorry, I worded it badly. This is, I agree, a case of an ability only being
> able to be used in defense, and hence suddenly going "active". Active use
> would appear to be very much more spectacular than augment use, since I
> don't normally teleport at all. But it does suggest that whatever it is, I'm
> unconcentrated in it.

Hmm. I hadn't thought about that sort of situation. I don't know if that makes sense consistently about those sorts of abilities. But perhaps it does look like the "active" state in those defense situations. I must think about it.

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