I totally hear what you are saying here. However, the mechanism is
trying to replicate the fact you can use a table knife as a
screwdriver, but it will never be better than actually using the
right screw driver! But if a knife is all you have/know then you make
do. And don't forget, most of the people you know are working with
the same restrictions so the problem is not usually accentuated. Its
really only when you come across concentrated magic users that your
magic starts to look a bit rubbish, but in 'real Glorantha' I believe
that concentrated magic use is not the norm. Player characters yes,
becuase of the rules on character advancement costs, but not your
average everyday Gloranthan dude/duddette/thingy.
Regards
Rob
- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Machin"
<orichalka_at_...> wrote:
>
> I'm enthused about the idea of Gloranthans worshipping entities in a
> variety of ways, however I am a bit perplexed as to why this seems
to
> be mechanistically discouraged in some of the current rulesets.
>
> --
> John Machin
> "Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."
> - Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.
>