*nod* Which is totally rational from a player's point of view. Now, I don't object to that so much for deep Gloranthan reasons as the far more interesting idea of having to make a choice between breadth and depth.
> What I suspect might really happen is that in a particular area,
> certain vital forms of magic are *only* available as charms or spells
> instead. Imagine if the only healing magic an otherwise-theistic clan
> had access to was in the form of sorcery? And while they received
> magic for growing barley from their grain goddess, the clan founders
> discovered that barley didn't grow too well in that damp soil, but by
> offering animist worship to a local rice spirit, they could ensure a
> flourishing harvest?
*yoink*
That's an elegant solution to how to handle that and present just that kind of interesting dilemma to the players.
> Player characters from such a clan might have second thoughts on
> concentrating their magic on theism if it meant losing access to
> healing and seeing their families starve each winter...
Exactly.
LC
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