Re: Detail with magic & rules for the same

From: valkoharja <rintasaa_at_UB8hSF8hewpijDj11ihva8VIKPwSyaVbPSxYQ0IT6fda9uKNSsanHHtoEjF0hrXTUTw>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:13:13 -0000

• In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "simon_hibbs2" <simon.hibbs_at_...> wrote:
  >
  > --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "valkoharja" <rintasaa@>
  > wrote:
  >
  > > I wish there will continue to be lots and lots of detail on how magic
  > > works on Glorantha. Limitations of various types of magic are at least
  > > as interesting as their actual powers.
  > >
  > > I'm really interested in learning what are the strengths and
  > > weaknesses of wizadry/veneration vs. Theism vs. Animism vs. manifest
  > > mysticism... and so on.
  

[Simon]
> OK but how about if I substitute wizardry, theism and animism in
> that sentence with unarmed combat, persuasion and seamanship?

Because I have other sources for detail in those things, and so do other narrators. Magic is complex, subtle, and has a unique flavour(s) on Glorantha.

Rules and guidelines for combat, social interaction and sailing don't have to necessarily be very detailed, because people know quite a bit about such things from other sources. What magic is like on Glorantha is a key attraction of the setting (this includes heroquesting naturally), and here us narrators need a lot of tools and information.

  -Adept