When feats fail catastrophically

From: valkoharja <rintasaa_at_8UM2jIs49NiVvcX3TbzJ7seIti9Prp_yWLx9pHC3JYkXdaMR7UnYE5hRDjHKXnvJIIl>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:57:00 -0000

Are there guidelines or suggestions on how to handle truly spectacular failure with a feat or other sorts of theistic magic?

The gods of Glorantha aren't like those of greek legend, who watch their followers and reward and punish. Then again a theists relationship to the deity he/she emulates is very personal, and feelings of guilt may well bring down divine retribution even if an illuminate or a godlearner would say it's just the cultist punishing him/herself.

So when a Destor cultist tries to throw his opponent to the ground with a windblast and fails catastrophically... what happens?

  -Adept