Re: Sneaking into a rokari mass / reading : your opinions

From: Stephen Tempest <e-g_at_AdvDGki0xEsFV-FbWeA4sy20mPuzVCVlUiZjujYayKPNP9sR74Ci1TJH3CqYi1-zvHvhW1a8>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:56:19 +0000

"Tim" <tim_at_8mirMXbOTpw1UhxstDD-mpMFy8AGHjK6fIL3PE9JQSd3NyrUgxzzQNCloR0Hx12sHge3_ipXHpb-UAB3CQ7EwcQ.yahoo.invalid> writes:

>Relying on Concealment or Disguise Magic (rather than mundane skills)

> might make it harder for the congregation to spot the intruder, but
> much easier for the guardian (casting "foreign" magic in a temple
> always being harder)

As a general philosophical point, I don't think I like this idea. Just about *everybody* in Glorantha is protected by a guardian or wyter or patron spirit of some kind; and if specialist Concealment magic only fools mortals but not their ever-present magical guardians, it makes it pretty much useless.

Instead, I'd argue that only a guardian with a specific "See through heathen lies" rather than a generic "protect against heathens" ability would be able to help. Concealment magic should be *more* effective against Otherworld entities because of their inflexibility compared to mortals, unless they have specific myths describing how they once saw through their enemy's disguise.

At most, your average guardian should warn its community that "Something is wrong", rather than specifically "There's an intruder in your midst" - let alone "...and it's that guy over there!"

Stephen